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Peter Nijmeijer -
1947-2016
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It cannot be denied,
this view
that like a ship comes
straight at you: the quay,
the gray-blue
mountains, the sparing evening sun
(later you can destroy
the negatives).
And although you're
only just here, you were
here before, two shaky
feet
on a fabrication of
iron and wood.
Is the water moving or
you stationary?
For a moment you see
nothing, one might say that
looking back is also closed off, do you
looking back is also closed off, do you
always dock at
evenfall.
It doesn't matter if it
is now or at another time.
And even if you set
foot on the hesitant shore
exactly on time: Like what is your position here
and for how long? (But never mind how you harp on,
it cannot be denied, this view.)
Original title: (Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin) - From the collection: De sprong - 1983 - Meulenhoff - Amsterdam
exactly on time: Like what is your position here
and for how long? (But never mind how you harp on,
it cannot be denied, this view.)
Original title: (Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin) - From the collection: De sprong - 1983 - Meulenhoff - Amsterdam
