See, you're my love, but you're a little thing
The girl with tiny Golden Earring cling
A sweetheart dot and many things more sweet
As those Johannes Vermeer painted once
contemporary of Rembrandt's cronies
you had no friends, can you look for Trollies
a loyal Dutchman from the Golden Age
Laughter all those times, Roaring and Crying
In any case, John was an introvert
was in his field a very smart expert
created these very tiny paintings
at his home with family always neat
the film 'bout him sounds a very false tone
as usual with artists the king dethroned
John's life was normal and ordinary
they say greatest things 'bout him but the truth
his friends life: tedious, full of drunkenness
no money, always drinking and much noise
much drunkenness, beggars and always broke
it depends how they used their time and spoke
Source:
The Poem in the Dutch Language by ©Sylvie TAN
by © Sylvia Frances Chan -
Tuesday 15 November 2011 - 20.56 hrs.
Thank you Seema. So nice to know that you are on this poem site too. G.B.U. Amen-
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Gratefully yours, poetess so dearly supported