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De Hoovenier

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A sequence of lyrical-dramatic poems and dialogues that dwell on longing, love, memory, and the tension between inward desire and everyday duty. Intimate scenes set in gardens, rooms, and along roads use images of flowers, birds, lamps, and travel to evoke yearning, renunciation, and the passage of time. Speakers vary from attendants and solitary poets to lovers, shifting between tenderness, regret, and contemplative solitude. Recurring motifs of gardens and cages contrast freedom and constraint, while small domestic rituals and gestures disclose unspoken affection, loss, and the persistent ache of separation.

LI.

Voleindig het laatste lied en laat ons heengaan.

Vergeet deeze nacht, als er geen nacht meer is.

Wie tracht ik in mijn armen te klemmen? Droomen kan men niet vangen.

Mijn greetige handen drukken ijdelheid aan mijn hart en ze kwetst mijn borst.