Oh, so passionate
is the spring wind! It's blowing --
my skirts wide open.
Zo hartstochtelijk	Wie leidenschaftlich
is de lentewind! Hij waait --	ist der Frühlingswind! Er bläst --
mijn rokken open.	meine Röcke auf.

Poem H2798
Amsterdam, 2020-10-09
How lovely are the spring blossoms (Anonymous, China) - 450
From the collection "Songs of Midnight of the Four Seasons"
Collection: Em Brace
Keywords: Love: intimacy (physical), Spring 
Tribute to: Anon. [China] 

Did someone call me?
I listen and I answer --
to the empty air.
Riep iemand mijn naam?	Wer hat gerufen?
Ik luister en antwoord dan --	Ich höre und antworte --
maar de lege lucht.	mal der leeren Luft.

Poem S1065
Amsterdam, 0000-00-00
The night is long, I can't get to sleep (Anonymous, China) - 450
From the collection "Songs of Midnight"
Collection: Em Brace
Keyword: Alone: forsaken 
Tribute to: Anon. [China] 

A good warrior
waits and lets his enemy --
take fatal chances.
Een goede strijder	Ein guter Krieger
wacht af en laat zijn vijand --	wartet, lässt seinen Feind sein --
risico's nemen.	Leben riskieren.

Poem H5962
Amsterdam, 2025-09-30
Modern saying, said to derive from a Chinese or Japanese proverb: "If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by"
Collection: Stall
Keyword: Combat readiness 
Tribute to: Anon. [China]