Zywa Sleeping peace

Merlin enchanted the people
with the breath of a dragon
so that they forgot their struggle

and lived together without awareness
of suffered losses and sorrow
even without hatred towards the other

who had lived here from birth
or had only recently come
to settle here

Finally it was possible, finally
there was peace, thanks to
oblivion

Finally the giant seemed to be
buried, that brute full of envy
greed, and hatred

Who would want to rake up the past
now that it was quiet and
the wounds were almost healed?

Who would want to recall
memories that would soon
incite retaliation?

Poem 6102
Amsterdam, 2026-08-01
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro) - 2015
Novel "The Buried Giant", chapter 15
The migration of Jutes, Angles, and Saxons to Britain in the 5th century CE

Collection: Blown sand
Keywords: Migration: economic, England 
Tribute to: Ishiguro, Kazuo 


Imagination

turns robbers and animals --


into trolls and drakes.


Fantasie maakt vanDie Fantasie macht
rovers en wilde dieren --Räuber und Wildtiere zu --

trollen en draken.Trollen und Drachen.

Poem S3221
Amsterdam, 2026-07-28
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro) - 2015
Novel, chapter 3
Collection: Glimpsed
Keywords: Fear: vague, Animals: legendary creature 
Tribute to: Ishiguro, Kazuo 


The elderly used

to be superstitious, but --


now it is the youth.


Vroeger waren deFrüher die Alten,
bejaarden bijgelovig --heute die Jugendlichen:

nu is de jeugd het.abergläubisch sein.

Poem S3220
Amsterdam, 2026-07-28
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro) - 2015
Novel, chapter 1
Collection: Glimpsed
Keywords: Fear: vague, Danger: hidden 
Tribute to: Ishiguro, Kazuo 


In the cave dwelling

there aren't any doors, only --


doorways and thresholds.


De holenwoningDie Höhlenwohnung
heeft geen deuren, alleen maar --hat keine Türen, es gibt --

deuropeningen.nur Türöffnungen.

Poem S3219
Amsterdam, 2026-07-28
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro) - 2015
Novel, chapter 1
Collection: Glimpsed
Keywords: Home: furnishing, Poverty: visible 
Tribute to: Ishiguro, Kazuo 


It's not possible

to live a secluded life --


in a wasteland.


TeruggetrokkenZurückgezogen
leven is niet mogelijk --zu leben ist nicht möglich --

in een woestenij.in einer Wüste.

Poem S3218
Amsterdam, 2026-07-28
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro) - 2015
Novel, chapter 1
Collection: Glimpsed
Keyword: Alone: loner / single 
Tribute to: Ishiguro, Kazuo 


No one cares about

what I did wrong in the past --


yet it torments me.


Wat ik ooit fout deedNiemand achtet drauf,
interesseert niemand meer --was ich falsch gemacht habe --

maar het kwelt mij toch.aber mich quält es.

Poem S2644
Train Terborg-Amsterdam, 2025-04-16
An Artist of the Floating World (Kazuo Ishiguro) - 1986
Novel, chapter 'November 1949'
Collection: Being my own museum
Keyword: Ethics: conscience 
Tribute to: Ishiguro, Kazuo 


It is fragile, the

beauty of the atmosphere --


in the night cafés.


Zo breekbaar is ze,Zerbrechlich ist die
de schoonheid van deze sfeer --Schönheit der Atmosphäre --

in de nachtcafé's.in den Nachtcafés.

Poem H5380
Train Terborg-Amsterdam, 2025-04-16
An Artist of the Floating World (Kazuo Ishiguro) - 1986
Novel, chapter 'November 1949'
Collection: Moist glow
Keywords: Beauty: surroundings, Night 
Tribute to: Ishiguro, Kazuo 


In the tea house with

the water lanterns we feel --


life flowing through us.


In het theehuis metIn der Kneipe mit
de waterlantaarns stroomt het --den Wasserlaternen fließt --

leven door ons heen.das Leben durch uns.

Poem H5379
Terborg, 2025-04-16
An Artist of the Floating World (Kazuo Ishiguro) - 1986
Novel, chapter 'November 1949' - Reflection of lanterns on the river
Collection: Stream
Keyword: Lifestream (motion) 
Tribute to: Ishiguro, Kazuo 


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