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"Boem Paukeslag" (Boom Drumbeat) is a 'calligramme' poem by Paul van Ostaijen from the collection Bezette Stad.

'Boem' translates as 'boom', 'Paukeslag' translates as beat from a 'timpani'.

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BOEM PAUKESLAG
daar ligt alles PLAT O__________o
weer razen violen bassen koperen triangel
trommels PAUKEN
razen rennen razen rennen razen RENNEN
STOP!
drama in volle slag hoeren slangen werpen zich op eerlike mannen het gezin wankelt de fabriek wankelt
de eer wankelt ligt er
alle begrippen VALLEN HALT!

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