Swaying in the sun:

threads of love to everything --


loosely connected.


In de zon wiegenSonnenschwankende
liefdesdraden, met alles --Liebesfäden, mit allem --

losjes verbonden.lose verbunden.

Poem H2837
Amsterdam, 2020-11-26
The Silken Tent (Robert Frost) - 1942
Poem (collection "A Witness Tree")
Collection: Stream
Keyword: Love: relationship (lively) 
Tribute to: Frost, Robert 


With violence, we

gave ourselves to the new land --


to be its people.


Aan het nieuwe landGewaltsam gaben
gaven we ons met geweld --wir uns dem neuen Land hin --

We werden zijn volk.um sein Volk zu sein.

Poem S1087
Amsterdam, 2020-11-26
The Gift Outright (Robert Frost) - 1941
Poem (lecture at College of William & Mary on December 5th, 1941, "Virginia Quarterly Review" [Spring 1942], collection "A Witness Tree")
The Promised Land
The Colonization of America

Collection: Stream
Keyword: Violence: impersonal 
Tribute to: Frost, Robert 


Many nights I walked

in the rain, under the moon --


as my clock pointer.


Nachtenlang liep ikNacht für Nacht ging ich
in de regen, met de maan --im Regen, unter dem Mond --

als mijn klokwijzer.als mein Uhrzeiger.

Poem H2836
Amsterdam, 2020-11-26
Acquainted With The Night (Robert Frost) - 1928
Poem (collection "West-Running Brook")
Collection: Stream
Keywords: Alone: loner / single, Moon 
Tribute to: Frost, Robert 


If only I could

rest here, sleeping in the snow --


in the deep forest.


Kon ik maar rusten,Wenn ich mich nur hier
hier gaan slapen in de sneeuw --ausruhen könnte, schlafen --

in het diepe bos.im Schnee, hier im Wald.

Poem H4413
Amsterdam, 2023-12-30
Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening (Robert Frost) - 1923
Poem (collection "New Hampshire")
Collection: Blankets of snow
Keyword: Rest (recovery) 
Tribute to: Frost, Robert 


The grindstone, rusting

away under the thin crown --


of the rotten tree.


De slijpsteen roest wegDer Schleifstein rostet
onder de dunne sneeuwkroon --unter der dünnen Krone --

van de rotte boom.des faulen Baumes.

Poem S1091
Amsterdam, 2020-11-26
The Grind-Stone (Robert Frost) - 1923
Poem (collection "New Hampshire")
Collection: Stream
Keyword: Decay 
Tribute to: Frost, Robert 


Before the spring green,

for a short time: paradise --


with golden blossoms.


Vóór het lentegroen,Vor dem Frühlingsgrün
heel even: het paradijs --gibt es kurz das Paradies:

van gouden bloesems.goldene Blüten.

Poem H2839
Amsterdam, 2020-11-26
Nothing Gold Can Stay (Robert Frost) - 1923
Poem ("Yale Review" [October 1923], collection "New Hampshire")
Collection: Stream
Keywords: Paradise, Spring 
Tribute to: Frost, Robert 


There are birds nesting

in the shed, a mumbling sound --


as if they're crying.


Vogels nestelenDie Vögel nisten
in de bouwval, mompelend --in dem Schuppen, sie murmeln --

alsof ze huilen.als ob sie weinen.

Poem S1090
Amsterdam, 2020-11-26
The Need Of Being Versed In Country Things (Robert Frost) - 1923
Poem (collection "New Hampshire")- about phoebes
Collection: Stream
Keyword: Flying: bird, bird of prey 
Tribute to: Frost, Robert 


The chimney still stands,

after the fire, there's an arm --


of the waterpump.


De schoorsteen staat nog,Der Schornstein steht noch,
na de brand, er ligt een arm --nach dem Brand, da ist ein Arm --

van de waterpomp.der Wasserpumpe.

Poem S1089
Amsterdam, 2020-11-26
The Need Of Being Versed In Country Things (Robert Frost) - 1923
Poem (collection "New Hampshire")
Collection: Stream
Keyword: Decay 
Tribute to: Frost, Robert 


Lightly the wind waves

the snowflakes through the forest --


I just keep looking.


Lichtjes wuift de windLocker wiegt der Wind
de sneeuwvlokken door het bos --die Schneeflocken durch den Wald --

Ik blijf maar kijken.Ich schaue weiter.

Poem H2838
Amsterdam, 2020-11-26
Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening (Robert Frost) - 1923
Poem (collection "New Hampshire")
Collection: Stream
Keyword: Snow 
Tribute to: Frost, Robert 


Desires are burning

the world, or it will perish --


of icy hatred.


Begeertes verbrandenLüste verbrennen
de wereld, of ze vergaat --die Welt, oder sie verfällt --

aan ijzige haat.vor eisigem Hass.

Poem S1088
Amsterdam, 2020-11-26
Fire and Ice (Robert Frost) - 1920
Poem ("Harper's Magazine" [December 1920], collection "New Hampshire")
Collection: Stream
Keywords: Desire (craving, lust), Hatred 
Tribute to: Frost, Robert 


In his hand, he held

the other hand, feeling blood --


gushing out and out.


Hij hield zijn hand losEr hielt seine Hand
in de hand, voelde het bloed --in der Hand, spürte das Blut --

uit, uit– zich gutsen.aus, aus– sich spritzen.

Poem S1085
Amsterdam, 2020-11-26
Out, Out- (Robert Frost) - 1916
Poem ("McClure's" [July 1916], collection "Mountain Interval")
Collection: Stream
Keyword: Death: dying 
Tribute to: Frost, Robert 


The trail I chose for

was the greenest of the two --


because I thought so.


Het pad dat ik koosIch wählte den Weg,
was het groenste van de twee --der am grünsten war, nur weil --

omdat ik dat dacht.ich es mir dachte.

Poem H2835
Amsterdam, 2020-11-26
The Road Not Taken (Robert Frost) - 1916
Poem (collection "Mountain Interval")
Collection: Stream
Keyword: Choice 
Tribute to: Frost, Robert 


Why am I mending

this dividing wall, that I --


would like to tear down?


Waarom repareerWarum reparier
ik deze muur die ik zou --ich diese Mauer, die ich --

willen afbreken?einreißen möchte?

Poem S2624
Amsterdam, 2025-04-03
Mending Wall (Robert Frost) - 1914
Poem, collection "North of Boston"
Collection: Within the walls
Keyword: Together: discord 
Tribute to: Frost, Robert 


We repair the holes

in the wall between us, but --


why is there a wall?


We reparerenWir reparieren
de gaten in de muur, maar --die Löcher in der Mauer --

waartoe dient de muur?nur, wozu dient sie?

Poem S2623
Amsterdam, 2025-04-03
Mending Wall (Robert Frost) - 1914
Poem, collection "North of Boston"
Collection: Within the walls
Keyword: Together: discord 
Tribute to: Frost, Robert 


I dream of the smell

of apples still to be picked --


and I don't wake up.


Ik droom van de geurIch träume vom Duft
van nog te plukken appels --von noch zu pflücken Äpfeln --

en word niet wakker.und wache nicht auf.

Poem S1086
Amsterdam, 2020-11-26
After Apple-Picking (Robert Frost) - 1914
Poem (collection "North of Boston")
Collection: Stream
Keyword: Spirit / Ghost(s) 
Tribute to: Frost, Robert 


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