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We have moved
although that won't help
against the refugees

who will follow us
as homeless people
What will be the difference

between us and our guests
if we, willingly or unwillingly
share the rooms and the food?

Necessity unites
but then everyone must have
their privacy, otherwise, you will

as in a large family
only want to escape
from one another

Poem 6105
Amsterdam, 2026-08-14
Collection: On living on [2]
 

Where I am, I look

outside, are there any signs --


that teach me something?


Waar ik ben, kijk ikWo ich bin, schaue
naar buiten, zijn er tekens --ich hinaus, gibt es Zeichen --

die me iets leren?die mir was lehren?

Poem H5949
Amsterdam, 2025-09-17
Diary 1977-1978 (Frida Vogels) - 2014
"Dagboek 1977-1978" - March 11th, 1978, Bologna
Collection: Helices
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida 
 

Zywa Topspot

Is thinking ahead

     a Pleasure Dome
     in which you know that
     he will take a shower and then
     you know by the smell of his musk
     what awaits you?

          the art of stumbling in such a way
          that a competitor comes to your aid
          and moving along with your apparent fall
          is crushed by an inconspicuous push
          after which you whine
          about his undeserved end?

               depleting the earth
               by colonizing mineral
               resources and that everyone
               puts together a survival kit
               for all conceivable disasters?

                    the Dark Palace of the question
                    of how you want to die, not now
                    but later with you or rather
                    alone with a black pill
                    against unbearable suffering
                    or a hopeless existence?

Or is it too tiring?

Poem 5617
Amsterdam, 2025-03-03
Topspot is a palindrome
The Dark Palace is a building on the Plein (Square) in The Hague

Collection: Lilith's Powers
 

I'm always busy

deciding and making plans --


how to proceed next.


Altijd maar willenImmer entscheiden
beslissen, plannen maken --wollen, Pläne schmieden, wie --

hoe verder te gaan.weiterzugehen.

Poem H5054
Amsterdam, 2024-11-09
Collection: Half The Work
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk 
 

Take care of the field,

of tomorrow, water it --


or you'll be punished.


Zorg voor de akker,Kümmere dich um
zorg voor morgen, geef water --das Gewächs und gieße es --

of je wordt gestraft.sonst wirst du bestraft.

Poem H4957
Amsterdam, 2024-10-04
Traditional
Song (tradional from Zimbabwe) "Nhemamusasa", sung by Debby Korfmacher, accompanied by mbira (Debby Korfmacher) and gamelan ensemble (arrangement Sinta Wullur), performed in the Organpark by Gamelan ensemble Global Gongs, on October 4th, 2024
Collection: org anp ARK 
Tribute to: Anon. [Zimbabwe] 
 

The guests run away,

the staff is left with the feast --


left with the rumours.


De gasten vluchten,Die Gäste fliehen,
het personeel blijft zitten --das Personal bleibt allein --

met de geruchten.mit den Gerüchten.

Poem S2183
Amsterdam, 2024-05-07
Shalimar the Clown (Salman Rushdie) - 2005
Novel, chapter Boonyi, § 1
Collection: Sludge
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman 
 

Better not to count

on society or God --


Provide for supplies.


Reken liever nietVerlasse dich nicht
op de maatschappij of God --auf die Gesellschaft und Gott --

Zorg voor voorraden.Halte Vorräte.

Poem S2145
Amsterdam, 2024-03-10
Two Years Eight Months & Twenty-Eight Nights (Salman Rushdie) - 2015
Novel "Two Years Eight Months & Twenty-Eight Nights" (which is 1001 nights), chapter 2 "Mr Geronimo"
Collection: Wind
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman 
 

Ah, no more fuel,

speeding down my own driveway --


Home and not yet home.


Ai, geen brandstof meerAh, kein Treibstoff mehr
op mijn eigen oprijlaan --mitten in meiner Einfahrt --

Thuis en nog niet thuis.Zuhause, noch nicht.

Poem S1888
Amsterdam, 2023-08-26
The Pilgrimage (Freek de Jonge) - 1985
Performance "De Bedevaart"
Collection: On the fly
Tribute to: De Jonge, Freek 
 

I prepare myself:

I keep fighting with myself --


to stay on my toes.


Ik bereid me voor:Ich bereite mich
ik vecht alsmaar met mezelf --vor, kämpfe mit mir selbst, um --

om scherp te blijven.auf Zack zu bleiben.

Poem H3989
Amsterdam, 2023-07-29
The PowerBook (Jeanette Winterson) - 2000
Novel, chapter "NEW DOCUMENT"
Collection: Actively Passive
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette 
 

Against summer heat

I plant trees around the house --


For after my life.


Tegen de hitteGegen die Hitze
plant ik bomen om het huis --pflanz ich Bäume vor dem Haus --

Voor na mijn leven.Für nach meinem Tod.

Poem H3849
Amsterdam, 2023-06-11
Collection: Half The Work
 

The year-end question:

How stupid will I be, with --


the majority?


De eindejaarsvraag:Die Neujahrsfrage:
Hoe dom wil ik zijn, samen --Wie blöd will ich sein, geschützt --

met de meerderheid?von einer Mehrheit?

Poem S1614
Amsterdam, 2022-12-23
We are cows (Marcel van Roosmalen) - 2022
Column "We zijn koeien" (in NRC on December 23rd, 2022)
Collection: Actively Passive
Tribute to: Van Roosmalen, Marcel 
 

Salt in the coolant,

cod-liver oil in the oil:


winter-ready car!


Zout in de koeling,Salz im Kühlmittel
levertraan in de olie:und Lebertran im Öl: klar --

auto winterklaar!zur Winterreise!

Poem H3498
Amsterdam, 2022-10-13
Tom Puss and The Mighty Barribal (Marten Toonder) - 1966
Comic strip #113 - "Tom Poes en De Grote Barribal" (tiers 5631-5688), tier 5631
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten 
 

I'll stay where I am,

so I've a few chores to do --


before winter comes.


Ik blijf waar ik ben,Ich werde bleiben,
heb wat klusjes te doen --hab also noch was zu tun --

voor het winter wordt.vor der Winter kommt.

Poem H2862
Amsterdam, 2020-12-21
Winter Bird / When Winter Comes (Paul McCartney) - 2020
Last song on the album "McCartney III"
Collection: Shelter
Tribute to: McCartney, Paul 
 

A shelter is good,

I know, I have to get up --


and plant a tree now.


Beschutting is goed,Ein Schutz ist richtig,
ik weet het, ik moet opstaan --ich weiß, ich soll aufstehen --

en een boom planten.und Bäume pflanzen.

Poem H2863
Amsterdam, 2020-12-21
Winter Bird / When Winter Comes (Paul McCartney) - 2020
Last song on the album "McCartney III"
Collection: Shelter
Tribute to: McCartney, Paul 
 

No plan possible

yet, so let us start building:


canals, dikes, sluices.


Er is nog geen planNoch kein Plan möglich
mogelijk, dan maar bouwen:also lasst uns mal bauen:

kanalen, dijken.Kanäle, Deiche.

Poem H2551
Amsterdam, 2019-08-25
Health Care Centre of Our Lady, location West, ICU
Collections: On living on [2], Life line 
 

Prometheus
thinks ahead
Prometheus
I too work according to plan

I think :
I consider the possibilities
I am critical of my own plans
I have patience in executing a plan
 

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