paul-mercken
Bunnik, The Netherlands
H. Paul F. Mercken, ° Leuven, Belgium, 1934, Ph.D. in Philosophy, Catholic University Leuven (1950), historian of Western Philosophy, with special attention to the Aristotelian ethical tradition in the Middle Ages (Latin, Byzantine and Arabic commentaries), University research and teaching in Belgium, Great-Britain, the USA, and 1978 -1991 Utrecht University. After early retirement: non-Western cultures, especially China and Japan and post-colonial DR Congo Kinshasa. Language and languages addict. Two volumes of poetry: 2012 (Dutch) and 2013 (bilingual). On the board of the Dutch Haiku Society (Haiku Kring Nederland). member Linacre College Oxford and the Oxford and Cambridge Society of the Netherlands and of the Humanist Society and the Freethinkers Society of the Netherlands. Recipient exchange cup the Bronze Owl for being the most versatile volonteer of his village, Bunnik, 2007. Intends to spend the month December 2016 with friends in Guanxi, Taiwan.
In friendship dedicated to Geert Verbeke
Oh yes,
I was born
the wrong side
of the track
I never lied about it
was proud of it
wouldn't think of hiding
hat I was born
the other side
of the track
I confessed,
undeniably,
convincingly,
uncontroversially,
irretrievably
that I was born
the wrong side
of the track
but the more I insisted,
the more I persisted,
the more I conceded,
the more they said
that I was lying
for, they said,
nobody the wrong side
of the track
can lie that sincerely,
nobody who's able
to play the part
that well
to tell tales
so veraciously
so reliably
can be born
the wrong side
of the track
so now I lie
about not being born
the wrong side
of the track
and lo and behold
now they believe me
for, they say,
nobody born
the wrong side of the track
can lie that well
she is the queen
of the festival
that girl that claimed
to be born
the wrong side
of the track
Aug 25, 2016
Aug 25, 2016 at 11:11 PM UTC
Oh yes,
I was born
the wrong side
of the track
I never lied about it
was proud of it
wouldn't think of hiding
hat I was born
the other side
of the track
I confessed,
undeniably,
convincingly,
uncontroversably,
irretrievably
that I was born
the wrong side
of the track
but the more I insisted,
the more I persisted,
the more I conceded,
the more they said
that I was lying
for, they said,
nobody the wrong side
of the track
can lie that sincerely,
nobody who's able
to play the part
that well
to tell tales
so veraciously
so reliably
can be born
the wrong side
of the track
so now I lie
about not being born
the wrong side
of the track
and lo and behold
now they believe me
for, they say,
nobody born
the wrong side of the track
can lie that well
In friendship to Geert Verbeke
she is the queen
of the festival
that girl that claimed
to be born
the wrong side
of the track
Aug 25, 2016
Aug 25, 2016 at 12:43 AM UTC