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 LEIDEN WALL POETRY by ATLC
Here's one:
By Christophle Plantin (1520-1589)
Sonnet
Le Bonheur de ce monde
A Voir une maison commode, propre & belle,
Un jarding rapissé d'efpaliers odorans,
Des fruits, d'excellent vin, peu de train, peu d'enfans,
Posseder seul, sans bruit, une femme fidéle.
N'avoir dettes, amour, ni procés, ni querelle,
Ni de partage à faire avecque ses parens
Se contenter un peu, n'espérer rien des Grands,
Régler tous ses desseins sur un juste modéle.
Vivre avecque franchise & sans ambition,
S'adonner sans scrupule à la dévotion,
Domter ses passions, les rendre obéissantes.
Conserver l'esprit libre, & le jugement fort,
Dire son Chapelet en cultivant ses entes,
C'est attendre chez soi bien doucement la mort.
(corner Kaasmarkt/Hooigracht) Leave a Comment
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 LEIDEN WALL POETRY by ATLC
RIPOSTE
Love is like water or the air
my townspeople
it cleanses and dissipates evil gases
it is like poetry, too
and for the same reasons.
Love is so precious
my townspeople
that if I were you I would
have it under lock and key-
like the air or the Atlantic
or like poetry!
Not sure where I found this one. Somewhere between Pieterskerk and Breestraat. Leave a Comment
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 LEIDEN WALL POETRY by ATLC
Les sanglots longs
Des violons
De l'automne
Blessent mon coeur
D'une langueur
Monotone
Tous suffocant
Et blême, quand
Sonne l'heure
Je me souviens
Des jours anciens
et je pleure;
Et je m'en vais
Au vent mauvais
Qui m'emporte
De ça delà,
Pareil à la
Feuille
...
where the strong wind takes him..... that's not on the photo!
Sorry.
Found this one on the square in front of the Pieterskerk (St. Peter's church). Leave a Comment
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 LEIDEN WALL POETRY by ATLC
This one found in the passageway from the Nieuwstraat, leading up to the 'Burcht' (Citadel). Leave a Comment
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 LEIDEN WALL POETRY by ATLC
Hij maakte de vogel open
Vergeleek en zag dat het niet kon
En toch; tule, riet, papier, taf,
gaas, bombazijn dat door zijn vingers glijdt
zijn vingers die een schaduw
laten vliegen op de muur Leave a Comment
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 He would be so proud... by garridogal
Oops! Leave a Comment
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 Coochi coochie freakie... by garridogalLeave a Comment
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 Biblioteca Thysiana by Mique
And unfortunately standing on your toes and stare through the windows doesn't help much.. yes you can look inside (getting a few strange stares from fellow city-dwellers) but there isn't much to see on the ground floor... Leave a Comment
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 by carolineraatLeave a Comment
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