I search in the night,
to see who wants to see what --
I'm going to write.
Ik zoek in de nacht,	Ich suche in der
is er iemand die wil zien --	Nacht, wer möchte sehen, was --
wat ik ga schrijven?	ich schreiben werde?

Poem S0558
Amsterdam, 2017-11-05
Caution (Raymond Carver) - 1989
Poem from the collection "A new path to the waterfall"
Collection: Within the walls
Keywords: Writing: seclusion, Privacy 
Tribute to: Carver, Raymond 

They're combing their hair
for a long time, to prepare --
a beautiful death.
Langdurig kammen	Lange kämmen sie
ze hun haar, tot ze klaar zijn --	sich, bis sie bereit sind für --
voor een mooie dood.	einen schönen Tod.

Poem H1854
Amsterdam, 2017-11-05
Thermopylae (Raymond Carver) - 1989
Poem from the collection "A new path to the waterfall"
Collection: Willegos
Keyword: Death: dying 
Tribute to: Carver, Raymond 

The keys are yours now,
give me a kiss and let me --
One kiss, then I'll go.
Hier zijn de sleutels,	Hier sind die Schlüssel,
geef me een kus en laat me --	küss mich und lass mich. Nur éin --
Eén kus, dan ga ik.	Kuss, dann gehe ich.

Poem H1843
Amsterdam, 2017-11-01
No need (Raymond Carver) - 1989
Poem, published posthumously in the collections "Poetry" (1989), and "A new path to the waterfall" (1989)
Collection: Em Brace
Keyword: Goodbye: leaving 
Tribute to: Carver, Raymond 

It's raining, so I
stay in bed to indulge in --
a day of reading.
Het regent, ik blijf	Es regnet, also
in bed en geef me over --	gönne ich mir mal einen --
aan een dag lezen.	Lesetag im Bett.

Poem H1855
Amsterdam, 2017-11-05
Rain (Raymond Carver) - 1985
Poem from the collection "Where water comes together with other water"
Collection: Within the walls
Keywords: Rest (leisure), Rain / Hail 
Tribute to: Carver, Raymond 

The door is open,
I keep my eyes closed, I know --
well he is looking.
De deur staat open,	Die Tür offen, und
ik heb mijn ogen dicht, en --	meine Augen geschlossen --
ik weet dat hij kijkt.	Ich weiß, dass er schaut.

Poem H1845
Amsterdam, 2017-11-02
An afternoon (Raymond Carver) - 1985
Poem, published in "Ploughshares" (1985), and in the collection "Ultramarine" (1986)
Collection: Em Brace
Keyword: Love: intimacy (of it all) 
Tribute to: Carver, Raymond 

Saying goodbye to
what's beautiful: music, girls --
Young girls most of all.
Afscheid nemen van	Abschied von Schönheit:
wat mooi is: muziek, meisjes --	von Musik, den Mädchen, vor --
Vooral de meisjes.	allem den Mädchen.

Poem H1842
Amsterdam, 2017-11-01
The young girls (Raymond Carver) - 1985
Poem, published in "Tendril" (1985), and in the collection "A new path to the waterfall" (1989)
Collection: Em Brace
Keywords: Goodbye: dying / death, Melancholy (acquiescence) 
Tribute to: Carver, Raymond 

Overlooked stockings,
and a comb with her dark hair.
The bed too big now.
Kousen, en een kam	Strümpfe, und ein Kamm
met haar donkere haren.	mit ihrem dunklen Haaren.
Het bed nu te groot.	Das Bett jetzt zu groß.

Poem S0557
Amsterdam, 2017-11-05
My wife (Raymond Carver) - 1968
Poem, published in the collections "New: American and Canadian poetry" (1968), "Those days: early writing by Raymond Carver" (1987), and "A new path to the waterfall" (1989)
Collection: Within the walls
Keyword: Goodbye: objects 
Tribute to: Carver, Raymond