‘Ah, grutte ferwachtings!’

‘Ah, grutte ferwachtings!’ Flip mei it
op syn minst graach trije of fjouwer kear
sizze as er mei guon praat. Hy is tolve.
Gjinien wit wêr’t er it oer hat as
er it seit. Soms fiele lju har der
ûngemaklik by.

(oersetting: Piter Boersma)

‘Ah, great expectations!’

Sam likes to say, ‘Ah, great expectations!’
At least three or four times in every
conversation. He is twelve years old.
Nobody knows what he is talking about when
he says it. Sometimes it makes people
feel uncomfortable.… Lês fierder

It natuergedicht

De moanne
is Hamlet
dy’t op in motorfyts
in tsjustere dyk
del komt.
Hy hat
in swartlearen
jek oan
en skuon.
Ik hoech
nearne
hinne.
Ik wol
de hiele nacht
ride.

(oersetting: Piter Boersma)

The Nature Poem

The moon
is Hamlet
on a motorcycle
coming down
a dark road.
He is wearing
a black leather
jacket and
boots.
I have
nowhere
to go.
I will ride
all night.… Lês fierder