| I fold my hands, so | |
| I've something to hold on to -- | |
| and they're not empty. | |
| Als ik mijn handen | Ich falte meine |
| vouw geven ze mij houvast -- | Hände, so geben sie mir -- |
| en zijn ze niet leeg. | Halt und sind nicht leer. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-24
It's a matter of folding hands (Ellen Deckwitz) - 2012
Poem "Het is een kwestie van handen", collection "Hoi feest" ("Hi party")
Collection: Death on Cast
Tribute to: Deckwitz, Ellen
| Who and what am I? | |
| In my own eyes, in your eyes? | |
| And in spider eyes? | |
| Wie en wat ben ik? | Wer und was bin ich? |
| In mijn ogen, de jouwe? | In meinen Augen, deinen? |
| In spinnenogen? | In Spinnenaugen? |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-08
a word child (Iris Murdoch) - 1975
Novel, chapter Saturday [1]
Collection: Longing and Loss
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| Is my guilt feeling | |
| vanity over the loss -- | |
| of my self-esteem? | |
| Is mijn schuldgevoel | Ist mein Schuldgefühl |
| ijdelheid om het verlies -- | Eitelkeit für den Verlust -- |
| van eigenwaarde? | meiner Selbstachtung? |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-07
Henry and Cato (Iris Murdoch) - 1976
Novel, part Two, The Great Teacher
Collection: Longing and Loss
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| Don't believe people, | |
| they are mad, because you know -- | |
| you are of sound mind. | |
| Geloof mensen niet, | Glaub den Leuten nicht, |
| ze zijn gek, want je weet dat -- | sie sind verrückt, denn du weißt -- |
| jij verstandig bent. | du bist bei Verstand. |
Amsterdam, 2024-06-14
Victory City (Salman Rushdie) - 2023
Novel "Victory City" [Vijayanagar >> Bisnaga, based on Fatehpur Sikri ('Victory City', near Agra), the capital of Emperor Abdul-Fath Jalaluddin 'Akbar' (= 'the Great' >> 'Akbar the Great')], part 2 Exile, chapter 12
Collection: Wind
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
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An evil fairy in mother |
Amsterdam, 2017-08-09
Collection: The Big Secret
Dedicated to: Tess vB
