Herman Van Veen
Miscellaneous
Who Was That Man
I walk back and forth,
back and forth
and I think every time,
every time< br/>Five bars
four walls
fifty centimeters thick,
three meters
from wall to wall,
four steps
from one to the other side
Who was the architect?
How many nights
did he sit drawing?
How often
did his wife bring him tea?
Who was that man?
Which craftsmen
hired their hands
for the masonry?
Who paid?
What wages
did they receive for it?
Who supplied the bricks ?
drove the sand?
Who paid?
did they get for it?
Was he big?
Was he small?
Was he young?
/>Was he old?
What did he
dream about when he was little?
Are you sure,
really sure,
that he wasn't
with your sister is married?
I walk back and forth,
back and forth
and I think every time,
every time
Five bars
four walls
fifty centimeters thick,
three meters
from wall to wall,
four steps
from one side to the other

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