Dishes and laundry,
Mama dead in bed, Mama --
who was always there.
De vaat en de was,	Geschirr und Wäsche,
mama dood op bed, mama --	Mama tot im Bett, Mama --
die er altijd was.	die immer da war.

Poem H4234
Amsterdam, 2023-10-19
Nocturne (Louise Glück) - 2013
Poem, published in "Poetry" (December 2013) and in the collection "Faithful and Virtuous Nigh" (2014)
Collection: Stream
Keyword: Sadness: process 
Tribute to: Glück, Louise