Carefreeness: being

free from care, or: not caring --


for other people.


Zorgeloosheid: vrijUnbesorgt: frei von
van zorgen, of: niet zorgen --Sorgen, oder: nicht sorgen --

voor de anderen.für die anderen.

Poem H6290
Amsterdam, 2026-05-25
Collection: Blown sand
 

Mama is thin, but

against me she is heavy --


like an anvil-block.


Mama is mager,Mama ist mager,
maar tegen mij aan hangt ze --doch sie hängt schwer an mir, wie --

zwaar als een aambeeld.eine Schabotte.

Poem S2945
Amsterdam, 2025-09-01
Reflecting on Bette (Carl Friedman) - 1996
Story "Stilstaan bij Bette" (from the collection "De grauwe minnaar")
Collection: Em Brace
Tribute to: Friedman, Carl 
 

Open your door to

those who have been sent away --


and set your table.


Open je deur voorÖffne deine Tür
wie elders niet welkom is --für Ausgeschlossene und --

en dek je tafel.decke deinen Tisch.

Poem H5891
Amsterdam, 2025-08-28
I open the door at night (Tasos Leivaditis / Mikis Theodorakis) - 1978
Song "Tin porta anigo to vradi"
Collection: Em Brace
Tribute to: Livaditis, Tasos 
Composer: Theodorakis, Mikis 
 

You hear a soft cry:

a sleeping little girl. Pick --


her up and rock her.


Je hoort zacht huilen:Ein leiser Schrei: ein
een slapend meisje. Pak het.schlafendes Mädchen. Nimm sie.

Sus haar en wieg haar.Beruhige sie.

Poem H5833
Amsterdam, 2025-08-15
A little sound (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Een klein geluidje", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part IX [Marriage]), and in "Diary 1970-1971" (2011) - May 7th, 1970, Bologna
Collection: Lookout
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida 
 

I cannot comfort,

only write down the sadness --


and be of service.


Ik kan niet troosten,Ich kann nicht trösten,
verdriet alleen noteren --nur den Kummer aufschreiben --

en gedienstig zijn.und dienstfertig sein.

Poem S2783
Amsterdam, 2025-07-21
I think of lives more real than mine (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Ik denk aan echter levens dan het mijne", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part III [Ennio and Kees]), and in "Diary 1958-1959" (2006) - November 12th, 1959, Milan (about her relationship with Dea)
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida 
 

Yeah, peace is something

daily, it is just taking --


care of each other.


Ja, vrede is ietsFrieden: sich täglich
dagelijks, het is gewoon --umeinander zu kümmern --

zorgen voor elkaar.so einfach ist es.

Poem H5440
Amsterdam, 2025-05-05
With a photo of Dory cutting Paul's hair (September 16th, 1986, Rekem)

Dory and Paul

Collection: The Big Secret
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Dory dK, Paul J 
 

I'll call you, unless

you call first, you better don't!


It saves you effort.


Ik bel jou, tenzijIch rufe dich an,
jij eerder belt, doe dat niet!das wird weniger Aufwand --

Het scheelt je moeite.von dir erfordern.

Poem S2430
Amsterdam, 2024-10-24
I kiss your hands a thousand times - Faxing to Ger #6 (Nicolien Mizee) - 2024
Diary novel "Ik kus uw handen duizendmaal - Faxen aan Ger #6", November 8th, 2000
Collection: In the shadow
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien 
 

Why aren't there angels

keeping watch, not even here --


in Los Angeles?


Waarom waken erWarum wachen hier
geen engelen, niet eens hier --keine Engel, nicht einmal --

in Los Angeles?in Los Angeles?

Poem H4624
Amsterdam, 2024-05-19
Shalimar the Clown (Salman Rushdie) - 2005
Novel, chapter Kashmira, § 1
Collection: Sludge
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman 
 

Stiff they hang under

the helicopter, like a --


statue of a saint.


Ze hangen onderSie hängen unter
de helikopter, stijf, net --dem Hubschrauber, stocksteif wie --

een heiligenbeeld.ein Heiligenbild.

Poem H4441
Amsterdam, 2024-01-15
The Storm / The drowned (Margriet de Moor) - 2005
Novel "De verdronkene", § 1-7
Collection: On the fly
Tribute to: De Moor, Margriet 
 

Praise The Lord, and God

Willing, those are the mottoes --


on the city bus.


Zo God Het Wil, ofSo Gott Will, oder
Geloofd Zij God, is de leus --Lob Sei Gott, ist die Losung --

op de stadsbussen.auf den Stadtbussen.

Poem S2075
Amsterdam, 2023-12-29
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie) - 1981
Novel, chapter 3-6 "Midnight"
Collection: Shadows
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman 
 

Zywa Always everything

Plains full of containers, the warehouses
of Rotterdam, and the countryside
full of flat blocks, hubs
of our consumption

We take good care of ourselves
It is so naturally
that we see no alternatives
Our prosperity is always

having everything available
so squirrels are jumping back
and forth between the stockpiles
to satisfy our hunger

Desires are fleeting
and impatient impulses
More and more needs
to be enjoyed

Experiences cost too much
time and effort, they don't shine
by themselves, on the timeline
in which we dress

Poem 4637
Amsterdam, 2022-08-31
Collection: Lilith's Powers
 

His farewell wishes

were: take good care of yourself --


and one another.


Ten afscheid vroeg hijZum Abschied bat er
ons om goed te zorgen voor --uns, gut aufzupassen auf --

onszelf en elkaar.uns und einander.

Poem H3417
Amsterdam, 2022-08-14
Crito (Plato) - -399
Dialogue
Collection: Em Brace
Tribute to: Plato 
 

She is without man,

I'd like to do things with her --


but I whouldn't know how.


Ze is zonder man,Sie ist ohne Mann,
ik wil van alles met haar --ich möchte alles mit ihr --

maar hoe moet dat dan?nur, wie soll ich das?

Poem H3393
Amsterdam, 2022-07-22
Judith (Maarten van Roozendaal) - 2000
Song (album "Aan gezelligheid ten onder")
Collection: Actively Passive
Tribute to: Van Roozendaal, Maarten 
 

To do your duty

is not dreary or unfree --


as a deed of love.


Je plicht vervullenDeine Pflicht zu tun,
is vervelend noch onvrij --ist langweilig noch unfrei --

als daad van liefde.als Tat der Liebe.

Poem H2942
Amsterdam, 2021-04-23
Homecoming: a novel (Bernhard Schlink) - 2006
Novel "Die Heimkehr"
"Die Gedanken sind frei" ("Thoughts are free", 1780, with music in the "Lieder der Brienzer Mädchen" from 1800)

Collection: Em Brace
Tribute to: Schlink, Bernhard 
 

I don't know you, but

the evening is falling, stay --


and abide with me.


Ik ken je niet, maarIch kenne dich nicht,
de avond valt al, blijf toch --aber der Abend fällt schon --

liever hier bij mij.Bleibe noch mit mir.

Poem H2410
Amsterdam, 2019-03-12
Collection: Dearme
 

The church draws the square

into sleep, offers comfort --


to homeless people.


De kerk trekt het pleinDie Kirche zieht den
in slaap, biedt een nacht comfort --Platz in den Schlaf, schützt des Nachts --

aan de daklozen.die Obdachlosen.

Poem H1775
Ufhusen, 2017-08-24
The church sunk behind the square (Frida Vogels) - 2005
Poem "De kerk achter het plein weggezakt”, published in "Diary 1954-1957" - September 25th, 1956, Rome
Collection: ThereFrom
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida 
 

Zywa On the way

Chance brought you here
and me, we don't look

too much, unconscious
of the questions in the eyes

the other one sees
We're on the way, talking

or silent, calmly
letting the energy flow

through the gates of desire
to the organs of our happiness

and we forget ourselves
bathing in peace

Heaven supports the earth
she breathes her seasons

around and around in parties
of life and we are

Poem 1441
Amsterdam, 2017-07-19
Collection: Lilith's Powers
 

Daddy Daddy come

read to me, but not too loud --


Dolly is sleeping.


Papa papa komKomm, Papa, lese
voorlezen, maar niet te luid --mir vor, aber nicht zu laut --

want mijn pop slaapt nog.die Puppe schläft noch.

Poem H1399
Amsterdam, 2016-04-06
The morning chatters (Mark van Tongele) - 1994
Poem "De morgen kwettert" (collection "Zij gedichten")
Collection: The Note Tree
Tribute to: Van Tongele, Mark 
 

What remains besides

facts and interpretations:


the need of people.


Wat er overblijft:Was bleibt: Fakten und
feiten, interpretaties,Interpretationen,

de nood van mensen.die Not der Menschen.

Poem H0455
Gondiswil, 2013-05-24
Collection: The King
 

It's always the same:

there must be a better way --


So, should I do it?


Het is weer zover:Immer das Gleiche:
dit kan duidelijk beter --dies könnte doch besser sein --

Zal ik het zelf doen?Soll ich es selbst tun?

Poem H0233
Amsterdam, 2012-03-03
Collection: A Home
 

The Guanyin statue:

her eyes have lost their colour --


but they see my need.


Het beeld van Kwanyin:Die Guanyin Skulptur:
haar ogen zijn verveloos --ihre farblose Augen --

maar ze zien mijn nood.sehen meine Not.

Poem S0008
Amsterdam, 2011-11-30
Variant: Maria statue
Collection: Without reserve
 

Nymphs
show solidary
Nymphs
I too am open to others

I accept people as they are:
I don't feel better than the other
I see goodness in everyone
I am mild
 

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