Passionate. Jaargang 2

[p. 25]

Que je trouve à ma quète

a pareu caught by the wind

inviting you, but you do not

dare to LOOK;

a hand cut open, drunk and clumsy,

at entrance, but you do not

dare to SUFFER;

you are at Atuona cemetery,

hear the death whisper a poem,

which could resurrect them,

but you do not dare to REPORT.

chercher les mots; telle est la quète d'un poète;
regarder, crêver & écrire façonnent son tableau.

some too indifferent, some too concerned

you can talk about shark in the bay

but you might be silent in splendour;

some far too indifferent, some too much remorse

you can talk about planecrash, dix morts

but you might be silent in splendour.

gevangen op de plek	zei N. niet (met jouw stem)
waar je wilt zijn,		Het is de man
ben je waarlijk vrij;	die de haven bereikt heeft.

e aita vau o vai ha'uti

the movement is to be found in the landscape

it reveals it's alive (you, with your mouth open)

it shouts your return (its voice a chain)

see you cannot leave.

and now you see (and here is my confession)

HIJ DIE WROEGT ZIJN MOGELIJKHEDEN

i have a burden of a thousand chances

* those of others

* those of others.

Atuona & Hanaiapa Hiva Oa - april 1991
dedicated to Ruth

Richard Dekker