Antwoord aan Yeats
God guard me from those thoughts men think
In the mind alone;
He that sings a lasting song
Thinks in a marrow bone.
(“A prayer for old age”)
God bewaar my van gedagtes wat kom
uit die brein alleen;
die lied wat duur word bedink
diep in murg en been.
Maar wat is die brein dan anders as murg
deur beenskelet omring?
Ek vrees blokman Yeats se saag
wat senutergend sing.
© Daniel Hugo, 2020