The
Civil Poetry of Jan Theuninck
TYNE COT
when you left
for the front
you were
living heroes
and now
you’re on top
of the hill
where only
poppies
blow..........
Polygon
Wood
like a shrine
you lie
in the middle
of the wood
and warn
of those
who preach
peace
and make
war
Silence !
don't try to be
who you are
silence !
some more discipline
and a cheerful face
silence !
your duty is sacred
work yourself to death
silence !
your only way
is
"their" way
silence !
Stalag Zehn
B
the feldwebel became
a general
the campdoctor , a
professor
and we the jews -
it’s banal
we stayed jewish - no
error .
SHOA
wandering jew, damned
jew
and no words on them
are forbidden
suspected of crimes
and treason
they have been put in
jail
-
they have been
tortured and murdered
in the name of an
insane idea
and now - more than
ever -
who is next, please ?
.
Yperite
late at night
a mist
fills the valley.
without knowing
it suffocates
like a dark power.
on the fields
our dead bodies
and under the grass
a brown soil
Mauthausen 186
Stone by stone
we made a step
Step by step
we went to heaven.
All poetry by Jan
Theuninck
copyrighted and used with permission
Artwork: Gnostic Serpent
Jan Theuninck was
born (54.O6.O7) in Zonnebeke, Belgium. Also known under the pen name of
ORC (°1954), a few of his poems became famous e.g. "Stalag Zehn
B", "Papirac", "Yperite" ,"Tyne
Cot" and "Shoa", which is an early warning against
ideological hate .His native language is Dutch , but he writes in French ,
sometimes in English .His poetry has been translated in many
languages and is offered in courses at different universities .Jan
Theuninck's poetry has also appeared in poetry journals and
magazines in the US and abroad, among them: :Indiejournal,
Poetry Super Highway, Poetry Repair Shop, The Muse Apprentice Guild, Webdelsol,
Peshekee, Megaera,
Noalibipress, Vlqpoetry,The moonwort review, Grotto-Depths,
Poetry life and tmes, Planet authority, Motherbird, etc.
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