Book of Songs: The Loophole
Between the blues, keyholes n’ shrouded wings,
the deepest oceans and laurel wreath springs,
the fishtails dance – the spirit world spins
fueling the merry-go-round – still
the water rises where the tightrope swings.
Hear, hear.
Mayday, mayday.
Oh dear, it’s nearly payday!
Unlike the wealth found in diamond mines
or the leaves of maidenhair trees tumbling
generously towards the fortunate kind,
we find ourselves cornered and crumbling
burdened with peanuts and deadlines.
–
Beyond the clouds, loopholes n’ clues in things
the steepest mountains, flying fisherkings[1]
two hands joined – gesture of noble twins
stirring the fertile ground – until
Snowball[2] awakes and the doorbell rings.
Dear, hear.
Time to thank you.
Maybe, it’s almost May Day!
Despite the health risk and harsh guidelines
or the brain drain of salty sand tumbling,
prosperities – triggered by a state of mind –
keep our fingers FenceCrossed[3] n’ mumbling:
Shiny tails up with an abundance of absurd signs.
Tekst en illustratie: eerder verschenen in Blauwblad No. 01, feb. 2021 (p. 17-20).
Voetnootjes:
[1] De Fisher King’ of Visserskoning is de bewaker van de Heilige Graal in graallegenden. ‘Kingfishers’ (Alcedinidea) is de naam voor de familie van kleine, fel gekleurde vogels zoals het ijsvogeltje.
[2] Snowball (‘Sneeuwbal’) is een personage (slapend varken) uit De Tuin van Gistern* en Morgen. Bij de ingang van zijn hol hangt een bel/klok met de vier evangelisten, een gefineerde diamant en het huisnummer is 17.
[3] Zie Wauman, Wim (2019): (Blauwhaus) GetijdenBoek/Book of Tides: 22, 114, 129; blue pages 13, 25.
TAGS
[taxopress_postterms id=”1″]
A. fontinius ‘Wells’
Towering high above the lotus ponds: rainforest greens – forked antler fronds...
8 (As Above, So Below)
In this Waste Land the trees have eyes
but cannot see nor recount the days floating by.
Eight years have passed – Hermes reminds me
on Mother’s Day those around me – hands filled
with joy and armed with Wonder and hope
blessed with a boy – born eight years ago.






