The grey langurs screech
in the main city temple --
and bang the clappers.
De apen krijsen	Die Affen kreischen
in de stadstempel en slaan --	im Stadttempel und schlagen --
tegen de klepels.	laut auf die Klöppel.

Poem S2212
Amsterdam, 2024-06-07
Victory City (Salman Rushdie) - 2023
Novel "Victory City" [Vijayanagar >> Bisnaga, based on Fatehpur Sikri ('Victory City', near Agra), the capital of Emperor Abdul-Fath Jalaluddin 'Akbar' (= 'the Great' >> 'Akbar the Great')], part 1 Birth, chapter 2
Collection: Wind
Keywords: Religion: belief, Animals: ape 
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman