OPPORTUNITY - SKIRTING BOARD
illustration for POET, a magazine with poems for children from 6 to 106, by Plint with the poem Oppotuun written by Kees Hermis.
It couldn't be much further.
the end closer
one syllable removed
we approached
sometimes thought about passing
while going occupied us
to close the gap
no first and no last step
no standstill that caught us off guard
There was no distance
there were voices, signposts
The closing remarks were delayed for the time being.
the future consisted of the present
we breathed the moment
bound by time
