by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Vlinder
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)
Available translation(s): ENG
Koninginnepage
ze barstte uit haar kokon en
rustte op een tak
de zon droogde haar ze
ademde
opende
haar
schitterende
vleugels
twee vliesdunne waaiers
droegen haar slanke
lijf naar de bloemen.
ze daalde neer,
ontrolde haar tong
en kuste een roos.
Authorship:
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- ENG English (Tinelot Wittermans) , "Butterfly", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Tinelot Wittermans
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 41
Butterfly
Language: English  after the Dutch (Nederlands)
Hairstreak
she burst from her cocoon and
rested on a branch
the sun dried her, she
breathed
opened
her
magnificent
wings
two wafer-thin fans
carried her slender
body to the flowers.
she came down
unrolled her tongue
and kissed a rose.
Authorship:
- Translation from Dutch (Nederlands) to English copyright © by Tinelot Wittermans, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 41