Ask this shopkeeper
for happiness, and he'll ask --
you to dance with him.
Ik vroeg om geluk,	Ich fragte nach Glück,
en de winkelier begon --	und die Händlerin fing an --
met mij te dansen.	mit mir zu tanzen.

Poem H6032
Amsterdam, 2025-12-24
Early in the morning, when almost all the animals were still asleep (Toon Tellegen) - 2011
Short story "Vroeg in de ochtend, toen bijna alle dieren nog sliepen", published in the collections "Het geluk van de sprinkhaan" (2011), and "Ze wisten er meer van" (2020)
Collection: Perhaps / Some day / Occasionally / Almost
Keyword: Happiness (fulfilment) 
Tribute to: Tellegen, Toon