Departure by Hans van den Bos

Departure                       29th July, 2002 Along artificial landscapes made for unwitting creatures, the road leaves, in a tropical  heat, a long past behind.  In the mirror the skyline  of the city, proudly rebuild  after brutal assault from the east,  fades like a mirage. Endless lowlands rush past – an accelerated poem, until smoking and flaming pillars of capitalism become manifest in the low sun. Far beyond the last city, the last link to the coast, a sultry south-west wind, that often  fling waves against dunes and dykes, brings now the salty smell of the sea. A ship on which many forever left before, slips slowly between the jetties, away from the coast. A final look over the yellow dunes, then only sky and water remain.

Original Title: Vertrek