Hugo Claus Tribute

Tribute to Hugo Claus



The young writer escapes

To be free like a bird



Stretching his own wings

To make sure his poetry sings



To be heard by the world

To gather success unheard


Praised and loved

To become a dandy without shandy



He prefers to wine and dine

Suits him and his lady just fine



Poems and books written with the flow

This gentleman puts up a nice show



Well loved, sometimes scorned

Yet never by the devil horned



He lived into his old age

His life seemed fragile

Handled with tender loving care



No prevention

To become trapped in the cage

Of a merciless forgetful mind

Filled with rage



To be stopped by

Getting out of life



No more poems

Novels

Films

Paintings

Nor plays



Everything just happens

As he says



His last wish granted

Now, no more body,

Soul, nor mind



He was one of a kind





© 2008 alternative_be (aka Denise Hendrikx - Antwerp, Belgium)