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Karel van de Woestijne: Gij draagt een schone vlechte haar… (Gedicht)

   

Gij draagt een schone vlechte haar…

Gij draagt een schone vlechte haar
allangs uw lage leên…
– Het is een trage dag voorwaar
van weiflen en van wenen.

Het is een lengende avond van
mis-troosten en mis-prijzen.
’t Is of de dag niet sterven kan
en of geen nacht kan grijzen…

– Gij gaat mijn duister huis voorbij,
verlangenloos en rechte;
ik rade uw naakte, magre dij;
ik zie uw donkre vlechte.

Karel van de Woestijne
(1878 – 1929)
Gij draagt een schone vlechte haar…

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