On this threshold, now
subsided, he stood waiting --
for me, but in vain.
Op deze drempel,	Auf dieser Schwelle
nu verzakt, stond hij vergeefs --	hat er auf mich gewartet --
op mij te wachten.	Leider vergeblich.

Poem S2872
Amsterdam, 2025-08-12
Going home (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Naar huis gaan", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part IX [Marriage]) and in "Diary 1968-1969" (2010) - July 26th, 1969, Bologna
Collection: Between us
Keyword: Alone: forsaken 
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida