hulle sluiers soos Oosterse bruide oopgooi
en soos die volmaan maagdelikwit
hulself ontbloot;
—laat elke bruidegom wat 'n oog het sien;
laat elke beminde wat 'n neus het ruik;
laat elke minnaar wat 'n mond het proe—
binnekort is dit magnolia-tyd.
Soon the magnolia buds will
throw their veils to the wind like Oriental brides
and expose themselves
like the full moon, virgin white;
—every bridegroom that has an ear, let him hear;
every beloved that has a nose, let him smell;
every lover that has a mouth, let him taste—
it will be magnolia season soon.
... Sanko Lewis
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