I slept like a bean

in the pod of my car, in --


my cradle, my egg.


Ik sliep als een boon
in de dop van mijn auto --in der Hülse, wie im Ei --
in mijn wieg, mijn ei.schlief ich im Auto.

Gedicht H4231
Amsterdam, 2023-10-19
The Egg - 1 (Louise Glück) - 1967
Poem (in "Poetry", March 1967)
Bundel: Stream
Keyword: Safety: security / comfort 
Tribute to: Glueck, Louise 
 

His hands hovering

above me like birds of prey --


Lamps in his glasses.


Zijn handen zweven
als roofvogels boven mij --über mir wie Raubvögel --
Lampen in zijn bril.Brille mit Lampen.

Gedicht H4232
Amsterdam, 2023-10-19
The Egg - 2 (Louise Glück) - 1967
Poem (in "Poetry", March 1967)
Bundel: Stream
Keyword: Danger: see / know 
Tribute to: Glueck, Louise 
 

While they wait around

the grave, people talk softly --


about the weather.


Wachtend om het graf
praten de mensen zachtjes --reden die Leute leise --
over de hitte.über die Hitze.

Gedicht H4347
Amsterdam, 2023-12-07
Labor Day (Louise Glück) - 1990
Poem (collection "Ararat")
Bundel: Stream
Keywords: Death: and life, Waiting 
Tribute to: Glueck, Louise 
 

They can be loving:

father talks to the dog and --


my son lures the cat.


Ze kunnen lief zijn::
vader praat met de hond en --Vater spricht mit dem Hund und --
mijn zoon lokt de kat.mein Sohn lockt Mieze.

Gedicht H4348
Amsterdam, 2023-12-07
Children Coming Home From School - 2 (Louise Glück) - 1990
Poem (collection "Ararat")
Bundel: Em Brace
Keyword: Love: communication 
Tribute to: Glueck, Louise 
 

Love me, so leave me

alone, there is no place here --


but for me, you see.


Houd van mij, laat me
met rust, er is geen plaats hier --in Ruhe, hier ist kein Platz --
behalve voor mij.nur für mich allein.

Gedicht H4349
Amsterdam, 2023-12-07
Animals (Louise Glück) - 1990
Poem (collection "Ararat")
Bundel: Wean Di
Keywords: People: individuals, Puberty 
Tribute to: Glueck, Louise 
 

When we say goodbye,

my waving hand trembles, but --


father doesn't notice.


We nemen afscheid..
Mijn zwaaiende hand trilt, maar --Meine Hand zittert, aber --
vader merkt het niet.Vater merkt es nicht.

Gedicht H4350
Amsterdam, 2023-12-07
Terminal Resemblance (Louise Glück) - 1990
Poem (collection "Ararat")
Bundel: Em Brace
Keyword: Goodbye: discomfort 
Tribute to: Glueck, Louise 
 

Upon your death, friends

unanimously agree --


on your character.


Meteen bij je dood
weten vrienden eensgezind --sind Freunde einer Meinung --
wat voor mens je was.über dein Wesen.

Gedicht S2038
Amsterdam, 2023-12-07
Lament (Louise Glück) - 1990
Poem (collection "Ararat")
Bundel: Over
Keyword: Identity: image 
Tribute to: Glueck, Louise 
 

My suffering ends

here, as I pass through the door --


into not-knowing.


Mijn lijden eindigt
hier, nu ik door de deur ga --hier, ich gehe durch die Tür --
het niet-weten in.weg ins Nichtwissen.

Gedicht H4239
Amsterdam, 2023-10-20
The Wild Iris (Louise Glück) - 1992
Poem (collection "The Wild Iris")
Bundel: Stream
Keyword: Death: salvation 
Tribute to: Glueck, Louise 
 

I do as I like,

Mum stays calm, I don't know if --


I even exist.


Mama blijft rustig,,
wat ik ook doe, ik weet niet --Mama bleibt ruhig, als ob --
of ik wel besta.ich nicht da wäre.

Gedicht S2036
Amsterdam, 2023-12-06
Telemachus' Guilt (Louise Glück) - 1996
Poem (collection "Meadowlands")
Bundel: Unseen
Keyword: Attention: observe 
Tribute to: Glueck, Louise 
 

On the windowsill,

a bird, does it sing to me?


Is it bringing news?


Er landt een vogel
in het raam, zingt ze me toe?im Fenster, singt er zu mir?
Brengt ze een boodschap?Gibt's eine Nachricht?

Gedicht H4342
Amsterdam, 2023-12-06
Penelope's Stubbornness (Louise Glück) - 1996
Poem (collection "Meadowlands")
Bundel: Chance
Keyword: Flying: birds 
Tribute to: Glueck, Louise 
 

Do I see the tree

or do I just remember --


the image of it?


Zie ik de boom zelf
nog wel of herinner ik --selbst oder erinnere --
me het beeld ervan?ich mich sein Bild?

Gedicht H4972
Amsterdam, 2024-10-11
[Heroic] Return (Louise Glück) - 1996
Poem "Nostos" from the collection "Meadowlands"
Bundel: Being my own museum
Keyword: Memory: of places 
Tribute to: Glueck, Louise 
 

The ecstatic heart-

brake in that opera song --


while we're having sex.


Het extatische
liefdesverdriet in dat lied --Herzeleid in diesem Lied --
terwijl wij vrijen.während wir schmusen.

Gedicht H4341
Amsterdam, 2023-12-06
The Balcony (Louise Glück) - 2000
Poem (collection "The Seven Ages")
Bundel: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 0s
Keyword: Love: is all 
Tribute to: Glueck, Louise 
 

In the summer we

dive, into each other's eyes --


each other's bodies.


Zomers duiken we, 's
als nieuw in elkaars ogen --wir, die Augen in Augen --
lichaam in lichaam.Körper in Körper.

Gedicht H4233
Amsterdam, 2023-10-19
Midsummer (Louise Glück) - 2008
Poem, published in "Poetry" (February 2008) and in the collection "A Village Life" (2009)
Bundel: Stream
Keyword: In love: exploration 
Tribute to: Glueck, Louise 
 

The Sex Ed booklet:

man and woman hand in hand --


keeping their distance.


Voorlichtingsboekje:
man en vrouw staan hand in hand --zeigt Mann und Frau Hand in Hand --
Ze houden afstand.Sie wahren Abstand.

Gedicht S2035
Amsterdam, 2023-12-05
At the River (Louise Glück) - 2009
Poem (collection "A Village Life")
Bundel: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 0s
Keywords: Parents: parenthood, Taboo 
Tribute to: Glueck, Louise 
 

Dad drinks Mama's wine,

thinking of the old days, when --


they drank together.


Papa drinkt mama's
wijn en denkt aan vroeger, toen --Wein und denkt an früher, als --
ze samen dronken.sie beide tranken.

Gedicht S2036
Amsterdam, 2023-12-05
At the River (Louise Glück) - 2009
Poem (collection "A Village Life")
Bundel: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 0s
Keyword: Love: change / end 
Tribute to: Glueck, Louise 
 

In my mind she says:

Stay here, this is your home, come --


and stand between us.


In mijn hoofd zegt ze::
Blijf hier, dit is jouw thuis, kom --Bleib hier, Zuhause, komm nun --
tussen ons in staan.und steh zwischen uns.

Gedicht H4230
Amsterdam, 2023-10-19
Aboriginal Landscape (Louise Glück) - 2013
In the country, outside the city
Poem, published in "Poetry" (December 2013) and in the collection "Faithful and Virtuous Nigh" (2014)

Bundel: Stream
Keyword: Home: homeland / homesickness 
Tribute to: Glueck, Louise 
 

Dishes and laundry,

Mama dead in bed, Mama --


who was always there.


De vaat en de was,,
mama dood op bed, mama --Mama tot im Bett, Mama --
die er altijd was.die immer da war.

Gedicht H4234
Amsterdam, 2023-10-19
Nocturne (Louise Glück) - 2013
Poem, published in "Poetry" (December 2013) and in the collection "Faithful and Virtuous Nigh" (2014)
Bundel: Stream
Keyword: Sadness: process 
Tribute to: Glueck, Louise 
 

It is May, and yet

winter is in the air now --


that Mama is dead.


Het is mei, en toch
hangt er winter in de lucht --liegt Winter in der Luft, jetzt --
nu mama dood is.da Mama tot ist.

Gedicht H4235
Amsterdam, 2023-10-19
Nocturne (Louise Glück) - 2013
Poem, published in "Poetry" (December 2013) and in the collection "Faithful and Virtuous Nigh" (2014)
Bundel: Stream
Keyword: Sadness: suffer 
Tribute to: Glueck, Louise 
 

I'm awake, thinking

about you, in everything --


I do and don't do.


Ik lig lang wakker
en denk aan jou, bij alles --an dich, mit allem, was ich --
wat ik doe en laat.tue und lasse.

Gedicht S1966
Amsterdam, 2023-10-20
Visitors from Abroad - 3 (Louise Glück) - 2013
Poem, published in "Poetry" (December 2013) and in the collection "Faithful and Virtuous Nigh" (2014)
Bundel: Stream
Keyword: Thinking (fret) 
Tribute to: Glueck, Louise 
 

All this night, I lie

awake, I heard a bell ring --


Troubles? Black despair?


Heel de nacht lig ik,
wakker, ik hoorde een bel --ich hörte eine Klingel --
Problemen? Wanhoop?Sorgen? Verzweiflung?

Gedicht S1967
Amsterdam, 2023-10-20
Visitors from Abroad - 4 (Louise Glück) - 2013
Poem, published in "Poetry" (December 2013) and in the collection "Faithful and Virtuous Nigh" (2014)
Bundel: Stream
Keyword: Thinking (fret) 
Tribute to: Glueck, Louise 
 

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