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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">LIT</journal-id>
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<journal-title>LITERATOR JOURNAL OF LITERARY CRITICISM, COMPARATIVE LINGUISTICS AND LITERARY STUDIES</journal-title>
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<issn pub-type="ppub">0258-2279</issn>
<issn pub-type="epub">2219-8237</issn>
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<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">LIT-36-1118</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.4102/lit.v36i1.1118</article-id>
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<subject>Litera</subject>
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<article-title>Olimpiese goud, 2008</article-title>
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<surname>van der Mescht</surname>
<given-names>Heinrich</given-names>
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<aff id="AF0001"><label>1</label>Music Department, University of Pretoria, South Africa</aff>
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<corresp id="cor1"><bold>Correspondence to:</bold> Heinrich van der Mescht <bold>Email:</bold> <email xlink:href="heinrichvandermescht@gmail.com">heinrichvandermescht@gmail.com</email> <bold>Postal address:</bold> Private Bag X20, Hatfield 0028, South Africa</corresp>
<fn><p><bold>How to cite this article:</bold> Van der Mescht, H., 2015, &#x2018;Olimpiese goud, 2008&#x2019;, <italic>Literator</italic> 36(1), Art. #1118, 1 page. <ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/lit.v36i1.1118">http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/lit.v36i1.1118</ext-link></p></fn>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>07</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2015</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="collection">
<year>2015</year>
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<volume>36</volume>
<issue>1</issue>
<fpage>1</fpage>
<lpage>1</lpage>
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<copyright-statement>&#x00A9; 2015. The Authors</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2015</copyright-year>
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<license-p>AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.</license-p>
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<verse-group>
<verse-line>Op die duikplank wag die Chinese meneer He bo sy terrein</verse-line>
<verse-line>in twee verdeel:</verse-line>
<verse-line>lug en spie&#x00EB;l</verse-line>
</verse-group>
<verse-group>
<verse-line>die gespierde bene gereed</verse-line>
<verse-line>om elasties vas te trap en hom op te skiet</verse-line>
</verse-group>
<verse-group>
<verse-line>die tone volmaak gespits</verse-line>
<verse-line>om perfek die hoogste punt te bereik</verse-line>
</verse-group>
<verse-group>
<verse-line>die eweredige goue lyf</verse-line>
<verse-line>om hom in volkome ewewig hangend te hou</verse-line>
</verse-group>
<verse-group>
<verse-line>die gebalanseerde arms</verse-line>
<verse-line>om hom soos met vlerke swewend neer te lei</verse-line>
</verse-group>
<verse-group>
<verse-line>die binne-oor s&#x00F3; gere&#x00EB;l</verse-line>
<verse-line>om</verse-line>
<verse-line>bo en onder</verse-line>
<verse-line>links en regs</verse-line>
<verse-line>alles buite presies te verbeel.</verse-line>
</verse-group>
<verse-group>
<verse-line>Die brons en silwer word uitgedeel.</verse-line>
<verse-line>Meneer He se goue skyf hang om sy nek.</verse-line>
<verse-line>Skaam kyk hy op:</verse-line>
<verse-line>skeel.</verse-line>
</verse-group>
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