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TWINTIG VRIENDELIJKE VRAGEN
TWENTY FRIENDLY QUESTIONS

(1977)
Nederlandse Teksten met etsen van Horst De Blaere.
Dutch texts with etchings by Horst De Blaere.
Gedrukt op (printed on) 24 kaartjes (cards): 6 x 9 end 4 x 14Marcus' eerste gedichten in het Nederlands, verschenen in 1977.
Marcus' first poems in Dutch, 1977.

Translations below by Jeremy Cooper
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What shall I ask my astrologer
in order to please her ?

Does the moon sketch her name in
grey pencil, or in the letterpress of love ?



Waar vliegt die pechvogel met een zilveren dollar in zijn snavel ?

Where is the magpie flying to with a silver dollar in its beak ?

Worden de lelies gemarteld door de kreten van de sirenen?

Are the lilies tortured by the cries of the sirens?
Grijpen de wedstrijden voor luchtballoons op zondag voormiddag plaats?

Do hot-air balloon competitions take place on Sunday morning?

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