Klaas pulled at his clothes, arranged his cuffs and began:
“The widows that in the Bible appear,
I’ve brought together in this poem here,
For the birthday that we celebrate
Of him who sadly lost his mate,
Exalting always the Master of Love,
For all that we have comes from above.”
“That’s the prologue,” explained the father.
“Yes, that’s the prologue. Now I will read:
“Genesis, 38, verse 11, it is said: