I stand quietly
on guard, my thoughts come closer --
but stay out of sight.
Stil sta ik op wacht,	Ich stehe Wache,
mijn gedachten naderen --	Gedanken nähern sich, sind --
maar blijven uit zicht.	aber außer Sicht.

Poem H1790
Amsterdam, 2017-09-08
I walk in semidarkness (Frida Vogels) - 2006
Poem "Ik wandel in het halfdonker", published in "Diary 1958-1959" - October 10th, 1958, Luxemburg
Also poem "De schildwacht, die slechts wacht houdt" ("The sentry who only keeps watch"), published in "Diary 1964-1965" (2008) - June 3rd, 1965, Bologna
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Keyword: Thinking (meditation) 
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida