Zywa In full view

Was Mama too strong
for Father, a danger
he wanted to ward off
with rules of decency

constrictions
of her freedom
to undertake something
out of his sight?

What she does must happen
in full light
in full view
of familiar eyes

Order and security
Taking care of the pence
Everything in father's words
Everything in his language

Everything on his schedule
until Mama suggests otherwise
Then his foregone conclusion
is: Mother's will is law!

Poem 6003
Amsterdam, 2026-04-30
Night Guide (Marjolijn van Heemstra) - 2025
Novel "Nachtgids", paragraph 15
Collection: web tissue
Keyword: Manly (dominance) 
Tribute to: Van Heemstra, Marjolijn 


The sun says so much,

but the moon emits a light --


that listens to you.


De zon zegt zo veel,Die Sonne sagt viel,
maar de maan verspreidt een licht --aber das Licht des Mondes --

dat naar je luistert.hört dir eben zu.

Poem H6226
Amsterdam, 2026-04-28
Night guide (Marjolijn van Heemstra) - 2025
Novel "Nachtgids", paragraph 14
Collection: Finethreads
Keywords: Moon, Silence (calm) 
Tribute to: Van Heemstra, Marjolijn 


Happiness: living

together in the same house --


and at the same rhythm.


Geluk is samenGlück ist, zusammen-
leven in hetzelfde huis,leben im selben Haus und --

hetzelfde ritme.im selben Rhythmus.

Poem H6225
Amsterdam, 2026-04-28
Night guide (Marjolijn van Heemstra) - 2025
Novel "Nachtgids", paragraph 11
Collection: Finethreads
Keyword: Happiness (connection) 
Tribute to: Van Heemstra, Marjolijn 


Deep in the woods, at

night, you can completely merge --


into the darkness.


Diep in het bos kunTief im Wald kann man
je 's nachts helemaal opgaan --sich nachts völlig verlieren --

in de duisternis.in der Dunkelheit.

Poem H6224
Amsterdam, 2026-04-28
Night guide (Marjolijn van Heemstra) - 2025
Novel "Nachtgids", paragraph 9
Collection: Unseen
Keywords: Night, Surrender 
Tribute to: Van Heemstra, Marjolijn 



Zywa Change projects

My work is not too much for me
On the contrary, it is not enough
result and even confirms
what should have changed

It is new bottles
for soured wine
It doesn't resolve any
problems, it reassures
the managers

And that is what I live off
That is what makes me unhappy
and the staff even more so

      after the walking meditation
      on the company's mission
      after writing haiku together
      singing keynotes
      and, if necessary, fire-

      walking
      to change fearlessly
      and to do that together
      even if the boss does not dare

Poem 6000
Amsterdam, 2026-04-28
Night Guide (Marjolijn van Heemstra) - 2025
Novel "Nachtgids", paragraph 2
Collection: Half The Work
Keywords: Habits / Customs, Bible 
Tribute to: Van Heemstra, Marjolijn 


I sleep too little,

but too much during the hours --


that my child is awake.


Ik slaap te weinig,Ich schlafe wenig,
maar te veel in de uren --aber tatsächlich zu viel --

dat mijn kind op is.wenn mein Kind wach ist.

Poem S3133
Amsterdam, 2026-04-27
Night guide (Marjolijn van Heemstra) - 2025
Novel "Nachtgids", paragraph 4
Collection: Rasping ants
Keywords: Sleep, Parents: mother(hood) 
Tribute to: Van Heemstra, Marjolijn 


I look up; where I

see the sky between the trees --


that's where the path runs.


Daar waar ik de luchtWo ich den Himmel
zie tussen de boomtoppen --zwischen den Bäume sehe --

moet het pad lopen.dort verläuft der Pfad.

Poem H6223
Amsterdam, 2026-04-27
Night guide (Marjolijn van Heemstra) - 2025
Novel "Nachtgids", paragraph 2 (about Vliegenbos [Fly forest] in North Amsterdam)
Collection: Here &Now&
Keywords: Night, Nature: trees, forest 
Tribute to: Van Heemstra, Marjolijn 


It is so dark that

I start to smell, to hear, and --


to feel where I am.


Het is zo donker,Es ist so dunkel,
dat ik ga ruiken, horen,dass ich riechen, hören muss --

voelen waar ik ben.fühlen, wo ich bin.

Poem H6222
Amsterdam, 2026-04-27
Night guide (Marjolijn van Heemstra) - 2025
Novel "Nachtgids", paragraph 2 (about Vliegenbos [Fly forest] in North Amsterdam)
Collection: Here &Now&
Keywords: Night, Senses 
Tribute to: Van Heemstra, Marjolijn 


Between some remains

and undigested houses:


underground parking.


Tussen wat restenZwischen Relikten
en onverteerde huizen:und unverdauten Häusern:

de parkeerkelder.die Tiefgarage.

Poem H3189
Amsterdam, 2022-01-29
Cross-section (Marjolijn van Heemstra) - 2020
Poem "Dwarsdoorsnede" (collection "Reistijd, bedtijd, ijstijd")
Collection: Human excess
Keyword: New: renewal 
Tribute to: Van Heemstra, Marjolijn 


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