Redactie | 29 Februari 2004Blue Beam (english)
BLUE BEAM
A beam of blue light
out of the cloudy sky
above the Meagre Bridge
past the umbrella
in my hand
through my arm
A little flash
shows up
at my shoulder
a zigzag broche
pure electricity
Ozone's order of knighthood
Shake hands
with lightning
Gods and vows
false likened
to the force
of the Earth
Not because of the life
but for the love
the next of kin sees
how the wind blows away
with the umbrella
I don't see myself
See here the proof
of a life after death
I feel blissful
the sky is even white
the daylight clear
I am in heaven
in the clouds
above the Amstel
Draft translation from the Dutch by Barbara Mohr
Dutch original: Een straal blauw licht
From: Stad Sta Stil (City Stand Still)
Globe Pockets 1993
In de Knipscheer Publishers
ISBN 90 6265 718 4