People lose: their keys,
their job, husband, house, cat, some-
times their lust for life.
Mensen raken kwijt:	Menschen verlieren:
hun sleutels, baan, man, huis, poes --	Schlüssel, Job, Haus, Katze, manch-
soms hun levenslust.	mal die Lebenslust.

Poem H5452
Amsterdam, 2025-05-09
Saint Anthony, dear friend (Renate Dorrestein) - 1997
Lecture "Heilige Antonius, beste vrind", in the Anthony of Padua church in Aerdenhout (1997, Renate Dorrestein), included in her collection "Dagelijks werk - Een schrijversleven" ("Daily work - A writer's life", 2018)
Collection: Lack
Keywords: Life: course (on the way), Possessions (detachment) 
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate