Zywa

Ninety-nine years old

already, but he has stayed --

much younger for us.



Negenennegen-	,
tig al, maar hij is jonger --	aber viel jünger ist er --
gebleven voor ons.	für uns geblieben.

Poem H2882
Amsterdam, 2021-01-04
Birth date of Kees J (1922-1994)
Collection: Changing Times
Keyword: Memory:
Dedicated to: Kees J

Zywa Heavenly dew

When people pray, they pray
for rains of righteousness
dewing from the high heavens

that quench their desire
and redeem their souls
in the midst of life

from which they suffer
reaching for an angel
of comfort and encouragement

a helping hand
even if it can only help
to help others together

and to greet the flowers
that shoot up where it was not possible
and to greet the flowers
that shoot up where it was not possible

Poem 3293
Amsterdam, 2020-11-30
Date of death of Kees J; every year at the end of the Advent, he sang in the church the song "Rorate" (Isaiah 45:8): Rorate caeli desuper, et nubes pluant justum (Heavens, drop down dew from above, and clouds, rain the just)
Collection: Without reserve
Keyword: Care: earth / environment
Dedicated to: Kees J

Zywa Patches of old skin

95 or over 22 years
ago, which is the longest time?
Since his birth or since his death?

Two eternities, elusive
as air, moves along with me
and envelop me, always

time connects me to everything
that I am not, time is
the invisible web
in which I live

on which I stick
with my appearances
which I leave behind
like old skin

when transforming again and again
from time, which layer by layer
makes me live, and layer by layer
consumes me

Poem 933
Amsterdam, 2017-01-04
2017, on the birthday of Kees J, 1922-1994
Collection: Summer birds
Keyword: Time: lifetime
Dedicated to: Kees J

Waterfall
Beek (Berg en Dal), 1984-11-15
Oil paint on canvas
Collection:
Keywords: , Painting
Dedicated to: Kees J, Riet O

Filling carousel Calpam in Zutphen
Beek (Berg en Dal), 1981-12-02
New Year card
Collection:
Keywords: , Drawing
Dedicated to: Kees J

Company grounds Calpam in Zutphen
Beek (Berg en Dal), 1980-12-02
New Year card
Collection:
Keywords: , Gelderland, Drawing
Dedicated to: Kees J

Hans
Beek (Berg en Dal), 1977-07-04
Ink on paper
Collection:
Keywords: , Portrait
Dedicated to: Kees J, Riet O

Calpam Gas
Beek (Berg en Dal), 1977-01-02
Memorial plate, made in glass
Collection:
Keywords: , Drawing
Dedicated to: Kees J

Calpam Gas
Beek (Berg en Dal), 1977-01-02
Memorial plate (design)
Collection:
Keywords: , Drawing
Dedicated to: Kees J

Paul
Beek (Berg en Dal), 1973-02-02
Ink on paper
28x31cm / 45x48cm
Collection:
Keywords: , Portrait
Dedicated to: Riet O, Kees J

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