In Gilroy they sell garlic
coffee, apples, ice cream, and cookies
In Deventer, the colours are yellow:
mustard, tongues, and beards
the asphalt, roses, and the sun
paintings in the museum
dogs, clothes, mustard everywhere
mustard soup, salad, beans, tea, and eggs
They make a living from it, they are
what they eat, they would like to be
named Garlic and Mosterd
to compete with Hamburg
Tabasco, Sardinia, Nîmes, and Genoa
Badminton, Bikini, or Cyprus at the least
But in the competition of interests
these dreams are far too big
although the world is getting smaller
maybe small enough for Deventer
to be a theme park with nothing
but books and mustard, a fairy tale
where everyone is welcome
to dream away a day
Poem 917 Amsterdam, 2016-12-25 Gilroy: in California Tabasco: tabasco sauce Sardinië: sardine Nîmes: denim Genoa: jeans Badminton: badminton Bikini: bikini Cyprus: copper Fez: fez Gran Canaria: canary Damascus: damask Zweden: suede Collection:On living on [1] Keyword:Tourism