Zywa Night in the park

He reads the newspaper
from end to end, at night
under a lamppost in the park

I say to myself
about myself

I read the newspaper, I also
said to the officers in their car
though I'm listening more

to the rustling and the sounds
of the city, the reports
are not that interesting

Yes, I'm better off here

Poem 5707
Amsterdam, 2025-11-02
Night in the park (Edward Hopper) - 1921
Etching
Collection: NightWatch
Tribute to: Hopper, Edward 
 

He's reading the news,

at night under a lamppost --


alone in the park.


Hij spelt de krant, 's nachtsEr liest die Zeitung,
onder een lantarenpaal --nachts unter der Laterne --

alleen in het park.ganz allein im Park.

Poem S2999
Amsterdam, 2025-11-02
Night in the park (Edward Hopper) - 1921
Etching
Collection: Local tardiness
Tribute to: Hopper, Edward 
 

A seagull crosses

from one spire to the other:


grey on grey on grey.


Twee torenspitsen.Zwei Spitzen. Eine
Er steekt een zeemeeuw over:Möwe fliegt von Turm zu Turm:

grijs op grijs op grijs.Grau auf Grau auf Grau.

Poem H5943
Amsterdam, 2025-09-15
First, mist extinguishes colour and brightness (Frida Vogels) - 2014
"Dagboek 1977-1978" - March 6th, 1977, Amsterdam (view of the Museum of the Tropics [Tropenmuseum / Museum of World Cultures])
Collection: Helices
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida 
 

The massive houses

surrounding the round square squeeze --


the trees together.


De huizen rondomDie Häuser rund um
het ronde pleintje persen --den runden Platz drängen die --

de bomen opeen.Bäume zusammen.

Poem H5717
Amsterdam, 2025-07-20
This city with small round squares (Frida Vogels) - 2006
Verse "Deze stad - met kleine ronde pleinen", published in "Diary 1958-1959" - April 21st, 1958, Milan - About Novara
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida 
 

Hollyhock City:

lifting tiles everywhere, green --


belts, façade gardens.


Stad van de stokroos:Stadt der Stockrose:
tegels lichten, groenstroken --Fliesen heben, Grüngürtel --

en geveltuinen.Fassadengärten.

Poem H5573
Amsterdam, 2025-06-02
With a photo of the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal (New Side Front Bastion Wall, June 20th, 2022, Amsterdam)
Campaign 'Tegels lichten' / 'Tegels wippen' (Lifting tiles / Spooning out tiles)

Tram lane

Collection: Local interest
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK 
 

In the oases

between the bicycle racks:


a city garden.


In de oasesIn den Oasen
tussen de fietsrekbeugels --zwischen den Fahrradständern --

is de stad een tuin.wächst ein Stadtgarten.

Poem H5557
Amsterdam, 2025-06-01
With a photo of a bicycle rack (May 21st, 2014, Nicolaas Beetsplein, Amsterdam)

Bicycle racky

Collection: Blown sand
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK 
 

Zywa Living on grounds, streets, and quays

Archaeologists of our time
examine the exposed sand
between the foundations
for the future

Retro is modern
cars are banned
tourists consume
the old town

Big money flows
outside the city centre
Within the canal district
permits are skimming it

Residents are leaving
the harsh world
of stone, glass, and concrete
they veer

to canals with islands
of greenery, to boats and houses
with hollyhocks on the facades
and gardens on the rooftops

Poem 5419
Amsterdam, 2024-02-18
Collection: Metamorphic body
 

 

 
Street (plants)
Amsterdam, 2020-06-17
Gerard Terborgstraat
Collection: Photo's 2020
 

Scents so sweet and soft,

drifting through the stone city:


sidewalk gardens bloom.


Zoetzachte geurenDüfte so süß und
drijven door de stenen stad:sanft ziehen durch die Steinstadt:

stoeptuinen in bloei.Gehwege blühen.

Poem H2734
Amsterdam, 2020-06-17
Collection: WoofWoof
 

Everywhere, railings

on top of the roofs: high seats --


for the city birds.


Overal hekkenÜberall Zäune
op het dak: uitzichtpunten --auf den Dächern: Hochstände --

voor de stadsvogels.für die Stadtvögel.

Poem S0929
Amsterdam, 2019-09-01
Health Care Centre of Our Lady, location East, ward B8
Collection: Half The Work
 

A feather over

circles in the town canal --


Domestic wildlife.


Er zweeft een veertjeEine Feder schwebt
boven kringen in de gracht --über Kreisen im Kanal --

Wilde stadsnatuur.Wilde Stadtnatur.

Poem H0044
Amsterdam, 2011-11-30
Collection: The drama
 

 

 
Park
Amsterdam, 2003-09-18
Vondelpark
Collection: Photo's 2003
 

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