{"id":303174,"date":"1998-01-01T00:00:43","date_gmt":"1997-12-31T23:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanoorschot.nl\/dbnl\/jeremy-croningedicht\/"},"modified":"2021-06-04T18:26:33","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T17:26:33","slug":"jeremy-croningedicht","status":"publish","type":"dbnl","link":"https:\/\/www.vanoorschot.nl\/en\/dbnl\/jeremy-croningedicht\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeremy Cronin\r\nGedicht"},"content":{"rendered":"
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de Engel der Geschiedenis op.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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nu in<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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in het nooit verstomde<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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om in de onmiddellijkheid<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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van tasten, ruiken, proeven<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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het grootse renaissance-visioen<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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van wereldomspannende snelwegen<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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te laten verbleken,<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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in het meegevende zand,<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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dansende gang<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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van toen komen lopen<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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naar hier,<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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over het ghokum-veldje,<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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nu blootgelegd, niet als fossiele botten, maar<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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want laat dit jouw zegen voor ons zijn: Alles<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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hun kinderen naar de cr\u00e8che,<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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Over het gehele werk<\/h3>\n

Tirade<\/a><\/p>\n

Over dit hoofdstuk\/artikel<\/h3>\n

Jeremy Cronin<\/a><\/p>\n

Ko Kooman<\/a><\/p>\n
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