My verses stand gawping a bit. I never get used to this. They’ve lived here long enough.
About Hugo Claus
Hugo Maurice Julien Clauswas a leading Belgian author who published under his own name as well as various pseudonyms. Claus’ literary contributions spanned the genres of drama, novels, and poetry; he also left a legacy as a painter and film director.
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In spring they lie flat at the first warmth, they ruin my summer and in autumn they smell of women.
Belgian author (1929-2008)
My verses stand gawping a bit. I never get used to this. They’ve lived here long enough.
Belgian author (1929-2008)
Go now, verses, on your light feet, you have not trodden hard on the old earth where the graves laugh when they see their guests, the one corpse stacked on top of the other. Go now and stagger to her whom I do not know.
Belgian author (1929-2008)