Fairly peaceful at sea L.Th. Lehmann [1920-2012]
Blood-salty sea, which they call Mother,
mother without arms to catch,
without legs to chase,
without a throat to scream,
without hands to grab us,
without teeth to crush us.
The sea does nothing like mothers do,
but those waves are mouths too
and certainly she can swallow us up,
but often enough she can't be bothered.
(Original title: 'Redelijke zeevrede' - from: 'Gedichten 1939-1998', 2000 - Uitgeverij De Bezige Bij, Amsterdam)
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