from “Selected Poems (1980-2000)”

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from “Selected Poems (1980-2000)”

The stillness of ashes
A butterfly of reflection
The negative of time
Catafalque
Cloth
Lisbon
Misantrope
Studio
Galway

Sometimes at night I dream of Lisbon
Slack diary elapsing in sun

Crumbling in outdoor cafes, white that
Discolors fast, the steps now taken

The mouth sealed, the parchment uvula
A rippling, the disguising that you are.

In vain the ship hauls up the bluntness inside
Saudade dissolves in affectionate tide

But the morning will not steer time
Comfort you think, but it doesn’t

Still inhaling sleep, with the first sun
Sometimes at night I dream of Lisbon.

AuthorHans van de Waarsenburg
2018-08-21T17:23:40+00:00 January 1st, 2002|Categories: Poetry, Blesok no. 24|0 Comments