My soft spot
as some of you already know (not many probably)...i actually lead a double-life. outside of school, away from my wacky and crazy personality, i actually have a serious side. yes, its true, i can b serious. n it is also true that i have a vulnerability to...yes...poetry. i read it, i write it, i live it. i have also written some dutch poems, just so i can relive my old days once and a while. here is a dutch poem i didnt write, but inspired me to write in my 2nd tongue. ive also translated it so u can understand what it says. Enjoy:
'Ik heb nooit naar iets anders getracht dan dit:
het zacht maken van stenen
het vuur maken uit water
het regen maken uit dorst'
Gerrit Kouwenaar
and for those non-dutch speakers:
"I've never tried to do anything but this:
to make stones soft
to make fire out of water
to make rain out of thirst"
'Ik heb nooit naar iets anders getracht dan dit:
het zacht maken van stenen
het vuur maken uit water
het regen maken uit dorst'
Gerrit Kouwenaar
and for those non-dutch speakers:
"I've never tried to do anything but this:
to make stones soft
to make fire out of water
to make rain out of thirst"