Posts Tagged: trucks
The bodhisattva doesn’t see the dragon
On February 15, 2020
- Street Scenes
“Yes, if you can make the dragons laugh
If you can make the dragons,
that guard the treasures, laugh
You’ll get the treasure!
Yes, you’ll get it!”
(D. Manneke in Een draak van een canon; translation T. Wittermans in A dragon of a canon)
Brussel (B)
Box 182
On June 7, 2015
- Still Life
“A Letter is a joy of Earth —
It is denied the Gods –“
(E. Dickinson in A letter)
Liège-Bressoux (B)
King of the Road
On March 23, 2013
- Transport
“The bold & intelligent
Masters of the road
With their secret language,
And the giant
Over-sized
Mechanical
Trans-continental
Hobby-horse!”
(Frank Zappa in Truck driver divorce)
Verviers (B)