The poet and the poem by Rein van de Wetering

The poet and the poem 1. by night he descends into the cellars full of words immerses himself and drinks the floors manifest empty and saturated he comes up and knows the bottom is unattainable 2. he is gasping for breath right in front of his face the characters clam up he stands before the blank poem 3. the poem sinks to the bottom of the stream runs and drowns the words become weak (Original title: 'de dichter en het gedicht' - From the collection: 'Achter de hand', 1978 - Uitgeverij Corrie Zelen, Maasbree)

Rein van de Wetering [1937]