Again and again
the baneling draws the borders --
he desires to cross.
Telkens opnieuw trekt	Immer wieder zieht
de banneling de grenzen --	der Verbannte die Grenzen --
die hij over wil.	die er vorbei will.

Poem H5792
Amsterdam, 2025-08-06
A baneling (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Een banneling", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", 1994, Frida Vogels, part VII [Acquiescence]), in "Diary 1966-1967" (2009), and in the autobiography "In den vreemde - Kronieken" ("In foreign parts - Chronicles", 2024, Frida Vogels), chapter 'Een vriendin in Rome' (A friend a Rome) - August 30th, 1966, Bologna
Collection: Self-portraits
Keyword: Alone: separated 
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida