{"id":303725,"date":"2002-01-01T00:00:36","date_gmt":"2001-12-31T23:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanoorschot.nl\/dbnl\/h-j-petersde-hondsdagen\/"},"modified":"2021-06-04T18:34:21","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T17:34:21","slug":"h-j-petersde-hondsdagen","status":"publish","type":"dbnl","link":"https:\/\/www.vanoorschot.nl\/en\/dbnl\/h-j-petersde-hondsdagen\/","title":{"rendered":"H.J. Peters\r\nDe Hondsdagen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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van hondsdagen en staalharde hemel<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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fladderen geen torenkraaien omlaag.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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Duiven schuilend in oude gaten<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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zal de toren weer een boom zijn<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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van handelaren, geblaat van schapen<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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woede om verlies en gemis van lust.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>
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huizen, kerk en verlaten kroegen.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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een zomermiddag langer stilstaan.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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even dromend van sex, een kater. Ramen<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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gapen als zich vervelende vrouwen,<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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nachtelijke dromen tot damp vergaan.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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happen vergeefs naar buit. Gelukkig<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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geen spoor van zomergekte te ontdekken.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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De torenklok slaat. Tijd blijft ook<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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lusteloos hangen, gaat nooit meer<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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het volgend kwartier in. De kater<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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beseft het, droomt van gisteren.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>
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Nergens beweegt zaterdagafval, geen<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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blikjes, geen plastic bekers met twee<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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condooms erin. Onder rotanstoelen<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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beginnen geen lege flesjes te rollen.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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Wind is ver weg, ergens aan zee<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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bij Cadzand in een duinpan gekropen.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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Achter zijn toog tapt een man zonder<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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hemd met oprechte spijt lauwe drank.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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anders is deze furie niet te dragen.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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Zelf gelooft hij alleen in oktober<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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en kermis, wanneer de kraaien weer<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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in zijn oliebollen komen pikken.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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koeler dan aan het strand. Maar drink<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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niet, roept hij, uit het gewijde vat.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>
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Op een verkleurd bed van namaakgras<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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knipoogt leutig carnavalesk en los<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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van tong de kaalste varkenskop<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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of hij vol begrip ons zeggen wil:<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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mij van na het zeer kan blok<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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noch mes hoe scherp geslepen ook<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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meer deren. Ik heb het allemaal<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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gehad. Knor rond in hoger sferen.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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Keur mijn gebakken hersenkwabben,<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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deze slachter, al zal het je niet<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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op verheven gedachten brengen,<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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mij nog minder in dit hondse namaals<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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waar de vriezers op dooien staan<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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en mijn zalig verklaarde achterhammen<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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weer danig aan het gloeien gaan.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>
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Achterom de stadsgracht heet het<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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landelijk voor verwoede vrijers,<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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maar groen beslagen water spiegelt<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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geen boom, geen grasgroene liefde.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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een zuigeling. Ze zullen toch niet<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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samen onder het verstikkend kroos<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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liggen, zo pril en jong al levensmoe?<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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Onverstoord trekt hij zijn spoor.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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Twee eenden slapen in het gras.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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Ooit toen het nog regende lag natuurlijk<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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die lege kinderwagen al op zijn kap.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>
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Open mond van tuindeuren vertoont<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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een bruin en antiek ondergebit<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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van stevige stoelpoten en diep uit<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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de keel ruist klassieke muziek.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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zonder laken, geveld door zomergriep<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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of om de leegte van de middag<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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te vullen. Maar de hond,<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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Mogelijk zijn ze samen zwemmen.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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op zondag een verloren regenjas.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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De tuin herinnert zich niets meer<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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van bloeiende tulpen in april.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>
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Uitgestorven sluimert Duivendaal.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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In laboratoria gedoemd tot eindeloos<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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vervelen hangt de luxaflex scheef<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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en moedeloos vergeefs de zon te weren.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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Gesmolten kolven laten stervend<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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in zachte plofjes hersenvocht<\/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

Herman J. Peters<\/a><\/p>\n
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