| Life is a pity, | |
| do something, then you will find -- | |
| your motivation. | |
| Het leven is iets | Das Leben tut Leid, |
| zieligs, doe iets, dan vind je -- | tu etwas, dann findest du -- |
| jouw motivatie. | was dich motiviert. |
Amsterdam, 2014-12-03
He is your friend, let him dream (Jack Kerouac) - 1971
Poem (collection "Scattered poems")
Collection: MistI
Keyword: Life: discover / explore
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| The cat does not move, | |
| she is observing the moon -- | |
| the hypnotic ball. | |
| De kat zit muisstil | Die Katze sitzt still |
| de maan te observeren -- | und beobachtet den Mond -- |
| de hypnosebal. | der Hypnoseball. |
Amsterdam, 2014-12-04
And the quiet cat (Jack Kerouac) - 1968
Poem "And the quiet cat / sitting by the post / perceives the moon" (collection "Book of haikus", published in 2003)
Collection: Held True
Keyword: Moon
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| The star-spattered sky: | |
| a royal mantle wrapped -- | |
| around Mother Earth. | |
| De sterrenhemel: | Der Sternenhimmel: |
| een koninklijke mantel -- | ein königlicher Mantel -- |
| om moeder aarde. | um Mutter Erde. |
Amsterdam, 2014-12-04
Beautiful summer night (Jack Kerouac) - 1968
Poem "Beautiful summer night / gorgeous as the robes / of Jesus" (collection "Some western haikus", published in 2003)
Collection: PumicePieces
Keyword: Earth: mother
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| On my desk, she lies | |
| sound asleep in the Basket -- | |
| with sutras: my cat. | |
| Op mijn werktafel | Meine Katze schläft |
| ligt ze slapend in de Mand -- | herrlich auf meinem Schreibtisch -- |
| met soetras: mijn kat. | im Korb mit Sutras. |
Amsterdam, 2014-12-04
Sleeping on my desk (Jack Kerouac) - 1968
Suttanta-pitaka/Suttapitaka (Basket of Discourse)
Poem: Sleeping on my desk / head on the sutras, / my cat. (collection "Some western haikus", published in 2003)
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Keyword: Animals: cat
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| My poet friends sleep, | |
| it's quiet, I look at them -- | |
| eat a banana. | |
| De dichters slapen, | Die Dichter schlafen, |
| het is stil, ik kijk naar hen -- | ich schaue auf sie, esse -- |
| en eet een banaan. | eine Banane. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-18
Desolation Angels (Jack Kerouac) - 1965
Book, chapter 2-1-13: Mexico City, written 1961
Collection: MistI
Keyword: Night
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| Renaissance Hippies, | |
| Poets and their Love Angels -- | |
| their Desolation. | |
| Renaissance Hippies, | Renaissance-Hippies, |
| Dichters, Liefdesengelen -- | Dichter und Liebesengel -- |
| De verlatenheid. | Die Verlassenheit. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-17
Desolation Angels (Jack Kerouac) - 1965
Book, chapter 2-1-1 and 8, written 1956
Collection: MistI
Keyword: Together: community
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| Everything that we | |
| humans can touch is sacred -- | |
| Sacred Emptiness. | |
| Alles wat een mens | Alles, was ein Mensch |
| kan aanraken is heilig -- | berühren kann, ist heilig -- |
| Heilige Leegte. | Heilige Leere. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-17
Desolation Angels (Jack Kerouac) - 1965
Book, chapter 1-2-89, written 1956: the essence of what you can touch remains a mystery
Collection: MistI
Keyword: Life: gift
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| Then, on all the walls | |
| of that room, I have written -- | |
| My First Big Poems. | |
| Toen, op die kamer, | In diesem Zimmer |
| schreef ik op alle muren -- | schrieb ich an alle Wände -- |
| Grote Gedichten. | Große Gedichte. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-17
Desolation Angels (Jack Kerouac) - 1965
Book, chapter 1-2-89, written 1956: back in San Francisco
Collection: MistI
Keyword: Self-expression (need for attention)
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| Inconceivable | |
| God is, creating the world -- | |
| without any act. | |
| Ondoorgrondelijk | Unergründlich |
| is God, Hij schiep de wereld -- | ist Gott, Er erschuf die Welt -- |
| zonder iets te doen. | ohne zu handeln. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-17
Desolation Angels (Jack Kerouac) - 1965
Book, chapter 1-2-89, written 1956
Collection: MistI
Keyword: Religion: God(s)
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| My friend yells: Frisco!! | |
| Meditation is nonsense! | |
| Ugh, enlightenment! | |
| Mijn vriend schreeuwt: Frisco! | Mein Freund schreit: Frisco!! |
| Mediteren is onzin! | Meditation ist Unsinn! |
| Spuug op verlichting! | Bespuck Erleuchtung! |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-16
Desolation Angels (Jack Kerouac) - 1965
Book, chapter 1-2-77, written 1956: Gregory Corso, upon Jack Kerouac's return to San Francisco, wrote a poem about Jack's interest in Buddhism and his weeks of meditation on Desolation Peak, entitled "To Jack Kerouac, Buddha-fish" and beginning with the line "Spit on Bosatsu!" (two golden fish are the symbol of good fortune, because they shall not drown in the sea of suffering; Bosatsu = Boddhisattva)
Collection: MistI
Keyword: Pride: arrogance
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| Infinity: we, | |
| our life to the unceasing -- | |
| rhythm of our heartbeat. | |
| Oneindigheid: wij, | Unendlichkeit: wir, |
| ons leven op het ritme -- | unser Leben im Rhythmus -- |
| van onze hartslag. | unseres Herzschlags. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-16
Desolation Angels (Jack Kerouac) - 1965
Book, chapter 1-2-77, written 1956: the beat generation (American movement of writers in the fifties)
Collection: MistI
Keyword: Life: energy
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| In the neon light, | |
| shadows appear and vanish -- | |
| Strolling nightlife girls. | |
| In het neonlicht | Im Neonblitzlicht |
| komen en gaan er schimmen -- | kommen und gehen Schatten -- |
| Meisjes in de nacht. | Mädchen in der Nacht. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-15
Desolation Angels (Jack Kerouac) - 1965
Book, chapter 1-2-65, written 1956: "Neons, Chinese restaurants / coming on - / Girls come by shades"
Collection: MistI
Keyword: Night
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| Downstream, three buckets | |
| of mayonnaise are sailing -- | |
| along with our boat. | |
| Stroomafwaarts varen | Flussabwärts segeln |
| er emmers mayonaise -- | Eimer mit Mayonnaise -- |
| mee naast onze boot. | neben meinem Boot. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-15
Desolation Angels (Jack Kerouac) - 1965
Book, chapter 1-2-57, written 1956: "Mayonnaise - / Mayonnaise comes in cans / down the river"
Collection: MistI
Keyword: Journey: on the way
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| The Empty Forms of | |
| the world are the palpable -- | |
| consciousness of God. | |
| De Lege Vormen | Die leeren Formen |
| van alles: het tastbare -- | der Welt sind das greifbare -- |
| bewustzijn van God. | Bewusstsein Gottes. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-14
Desolation Angels (Jack Kerouac) - 1965
Book, chapter 1-1-34, written 1956, and 2-2-49, written 1961 (Jack Kerouac spends two months in de lookout shack on Desolation Peak, near Ross Lake in Washington State)
Collection: MistI
Keyword: Religion: God(s)
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| The lightning dances | |
| yellowly on the ridges -- | |
| It's an event here. | |
| Geel danst de bliksem | Die Blitze tanzen |
| op de richels, eindelijk -- | gelb auf den Kämmen, endlich -- |
| gebeurt er eens iets. | passiert hier etwas. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-14
Desolation Angels (Jack Kerouac) - 1965
Book, chapter 1-1-27, written 1956 (Jack Kerouac spends two months in de lookout shack on Desolation Peak, near Ross Lake in Washington State)
Collection: MistI
Keyword: Nature: force / violence
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| Bright flashes of light, | |
| the rigging and the heather -- | |
| screaming the loudest. | |
| Felle lichtflitsen, | Helle Lichtblitze, |
| de spandraden en de hei -- | das Tauwerk und die Heide -- |
| gillen om het hardst. | schreien am lautsten. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-14
Desolation Angels (Jack Kerouac) - 1965
Book, chapter 1-1-27, written 1956 (Jack Kerouac spends two months in de lookout shack on Desolation Peak, near Ross Lake in Washington State)
Collection: MistI
Keyword: Nature: force / violence
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| On the peak I dream | |
| of La Vie Parisienne -- | |
| in Tijuana. | |
| Op de berg droom ik | Am Berg träume ich |
| van La Vie Parisienne -- | von La Vie Parisienne -- |
| in Tijuana. | in Tijuana. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-14
Desolation Angels (Jack Kerouac) - 1965
Book, chapter 1-1-25, written 1956 (Jack Kerouac spends two months in de lookout shack on Desolation Peak, near Ross Lake in Washington State)
Collection: MistI
Keyword: Fantasy: dreaming
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| I'm alone for weeks, | |
| at eight there are the lookouts -- | |
| on the radio. | |
| Wekenlang alleen, | Wochenlang allein |
| en 's avonds de waarnemers -- | am Abend die Ausgucke -- |
| op de radio. | im Bergradio. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-14
Desolation Angels (Jack Kerouac) - 1965
Book, chapter 1-1-7, written 1956 (Jack Kerouac spends two months in de lookout shack on Desolation Peak, near Ross Lake in Washington State)
Collection: MistI
Keywords: Alone: loner / single, Communication (sending)
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| Just the autumn rains | |
| and these old headlines: no more -- | |
| visits from my love. | |
| Alleen maar regen | Nur der Herbstregen |
| en oude krantenkoppen: | und Schlagzeilen: mein Liebling -- |
| mijn lief komt niet meer. | wird nicht mehr kommen. |
Amsterdam, 2014-12-03
Long Island Chinese Poem Rain (Jack Kerouac) - 1960
Poem (collection "Pomes All sizes")
Collection: MistI
Keyword: Missing: loved one(s)
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| I held on to my | |
| morning paper, on the street -- | |
| when slipping on ice. | |
| Ik hield me maar vast | Ich hielt mich fest an |
| aan mijn ochtendkrant, op straat -- | der Zeitung, auf der Straße -- |
| bij het uitglijden. | als ich ausrutschte. |
Amsterdam, 2014-12-03
Hymn (Jack Kerouac) - 1960
Poem (collection "Pomes All sizes")
Collection: MistI
Keyword: Balance (keep)
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| If I leave I'm gone, | |
| if I wait the wait will take -- | |
| longer and longer. | |
| Als ik ga ben ik | Wenn ich geh, bin ich |
| weg, als ik wacht dan duurt het -- | weg, sonst dauert das Warten -- |
| wachten steeds langer. | immer noch länger. |
Amsterdam, 2014-12-03
Mexican loneliness (Jack Kerouac) - 1960
Poem (collection "Pomes All sizes")
Collection: MistI
Keyword: Waiting (patience, impatience)
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| Sometimes the sunlight | |
| glints in the drop that I am -- | |
| in the sea of life. | |
| Soms schittert de zon | Die Sonne funkelt |
| in de druppel die ik ben -- | in de Tropfen, der ich bin -- |
| in de levenszee. | im Meer des Lebens. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-13
The Once and Future King (Terence White)
Desolation Angels (Jack Kerouac) - 1958
Novel "The Once and Future King" - part 4, "The Candle in the Wind" (1958, Terence White) - End: "The fate of this man or that man was less than a drop, although it was a sparkling one, in the great blue motion of the sunlit sea"
Book "Desolation Angels" (Jack Kerouac), chapter 1-1-15, written 1956
Collection: Stream
Keyword: Together: community
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack; White, Terence
| I am quite common | |
| the son of my mother & | |
| she's the universe. | |
| Ik ben heel gewoon | Ich bin ganz einfach |
| de zoon van mijn moeder & | der Sohn meiner Mutter & |
| zij is het heelal. | sie ist das Weltall. |
Amsterdam, 2014-12-04
Lucien Midnight (Jack Kerouac) - 1956
Poem ("Old Angel Midnight")
Collection: MistI
Keyword: Earth: mother
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| Swimming in windows | |
| dark with all the office ink: | |
| the ghostly white fish. | |
| In een raam donker | In Fenstern dunkel |
| van de kantoorinkt zwemmen -- | mit der Bürotinte schwimmt -- |
| witte schimvissen. | weißer Geisterfisch. |
Amsterdam, 2014-12-15
"San Francisco" sketch (Jack Kerouac) - 1954
Collection "Book of sketches, 1952-1957" (2006)
Collection: Appearances
Keyword: Together: labour / work / office
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| New York, the people | |
| are busy, the sleepy tide -- | |
| carries the free gulls. | |
| New York, de mensen | New York, die Leute |
| zijn druk, het tij slaapt en draagt -- | sind flott, die Flut schläft und trägt -- |
| de vrije meeuwen. | die freien Möwen. |
Amsterdam, 2014-12-04
East River (Jack Kerouac) - 1953
Poem (collection "Book of sketches", published in 2006)
Collection: MistI
Keyword: Together: crowd / busy
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| Everything For Me! | |
| Whenever I want it. Love -- | |
| Peace. Food. And drugs. | |
| Alles is Voor Mij! | Alles Für Mich! Wann |
| Wanneer ik het wil. Liefde -- | immer ich es will. Liebe -- |
| Rust. Voedsel. En drugs. | Essen. Und Drogen. |
Amsterdam, 2014-12-04
All is I want (Jack Kerouac) - 1953
Poem (collection "Book of sketches * 1952-1957", published in 2006)
Collection: MistI
Keyword: Gluttony
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| Your sad love letters, | |
| I leave them for everyone -- | |
| at the city dump. | |
| Jouw liefdesbrieven | Deine traurigen |
| laat ik maar aan anderen -- | Briefe lasse ich alle -- |
| op de vuilstortplaats. | auf den Müllhaufen. |
Amsterdam, 2014-12-04
Tablecloths (Jack Kerouac) - 1952
Sketch "Manteles para la mesa" (collection "Book of sketches * 1952-1957", published in 2006)
Collection: MistI
Keyword: Goodbye: objects
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| We are on the way, | |
| and we know well: not one road -- | |
| leads to an end point. | |
| We zijn onderweg, | Wir sind unterwegs, |
| en we weten: niet één weg -- | und wir wissen: kein Weg führt -- |
| leidt naar een eindpunt. | zu einem Endpunkt. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-27
On the Road (Jack Kerouac) - 1951
Book "On the Road" - "The Original Scroll", about his activities in 1947-1950, published in 1957/2007, chapter Book Four; Neal Cassidy
Collection: MistI
Keyword: Life: course (on the way)
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| It didn't count for much, | |
| I know in hindsight, thanks to -- | |
| my account of it. | |
| Het stelde niets voor, | Es war nichts, weiß ich, |
| weet ik achteraf, dankzij -- | im Nachhinein, dank meiner -- |
| mijn verslag ervan. | Darstellung davon. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-25
On the Road (Jack Kerouac) - 1951
Book "On the Road" - "The Original Scroll", about his activities in 1947-1950, published in 1957/2007, chapter Book One
Collection: MistI
Keyword: Life: course (overview)
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
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