No one is moving

in the store. Eerie. Thank you --


says the loudspeaker.


Niemand beweegt zichNiemand bewegt sich
in de winkel. Dankuwel --im Laden. Danke, ertönt --

zegt de luidspreker.aus dem Lautsprecher.

Poem H6180
Amsterdam, 2026-03-23
Out of the world (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 1998
Novel "Ute av verden" (translated in 2023), part 3, chapter 7 - Minute of silence - 8 years old (Tybakken, a newly-built neighbourhood of Gjerstad on the skerry island of Tromøya near Arendal)
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove 
 

Dad drives so fast, that

I don't dare look anymore --


I don't want to die.


Papa rijdt zo hard,Papa fährt so schnell,
ik durf niet meer te kijken --ich schaue mich nicht mehr um --

Ik wil niet doodgaan.Ich will nicht sterben.

Poem S3108
Amsterdam, 2026-03-19
Out of the world (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 1998
Novel "Ute av verden" (translated 2023), part 3, chapter 4 - 6 years old (1975, Tybakken, a newly-built neighbourhood of Gjerstad on the skerry island of Tromøya near Arendal)
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove 
 

You don't kick the stone

away, you shrink and then climb --


it as a mountain.


Je schopt het steentjeDu stößt den Kiesel
niet weg, je krimpt en beklimt --nicht weg, du schrumpfst und erklimmst --

het dan als een berg.ihn wie einen Berg.

Poem S2856
Amsterdam, 2025-08-09
You found a pebble in front of your foot; you didn't kick it away, but (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Je vond een steentje voor je voet; je schopte het niet weg, maar", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part VI [Kees]), and in "Diary 1968-1969" (2010) - January 6th, 1968, Bologna
Collection: Between us
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida 
 

Nowhere safe for long,

together night and day, out --


of fright after fright.


Nergens lang veilig,Nirgendwo sicher,
dag en nacht van schrik op schrik --aus Schreck nach Schreck Tag und Nacht --

bij elkaar blijven.zusammenbleiben.

Poem S2821
Amsterdam, 2025-08-01
The animals living on in uncounted troops (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "De dieren die in ongetelde troepen", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part VII [Acquiescence]), and in "Diary 1964-1965" (2008) - July 3rd, 1965, Bologna
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida 
 

Beware, they say, that

somewhere among us there are --


enemies hiding.


Het is onveilig,Es ist unsicher,
ergens te midden van ons --unter uns verstecken sich --

schuilen vijanden.Feinde, irgendwo.

Poem S2796
Amsterdam, 2025-07-23
The enemy is in the city (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "De vijand is in de stad", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part IV [Frida]), and in "Diary 1962-1963" (2007, "Natuurlijk had je gelijk", 10 oktober 1962) - October 4th, 1962, Modena (Poem about herself in response to the kidnapping of the Spanish vice-consul in Milan)
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida 
 

I'm licking my wounds,

and I'll have to stay here now --


I don't dare go back.


Ik lik mijn wonden,Ich lecke meine
hier zal ik moeten blijven --Wunden, ich traue mich nicht --

Ik durf niet terug.zurückzugehen.

Poem S2789
Amsterdam, 2025-07-21
The injured animal (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Het gekwetste dier", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part IV [Frida]), in "Diary 1960-1961" (2006), and in "Diary 1964-1965" (2008) - November 30th, 1960, Bologna
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida 
 

It cannot go on

like this: always escaping --


always miracles!


Zo kan het toch nietSo kann's nicht weiter-
doorgaan: steeds maar ontsnappen --gehen: wieder entkommen --

steeds weer een wonder!wieder ein Wunder!

Poem H5679
Amsterdam, 2025-07-10
The fear of what is coming close (Frida Vogels) - 2005
Poem "De angst voor wat dichtbij komt", published in "Diary 1954-1957" - January 1st, 1955, Milan
Collection: ThereFrom
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida 
 

After his release,

Ma is sad, not so happy --


that she'd like to dance.


Vrij, na het verhoor.Frei, nach dem Verhör.
Moeder is triest, niet zo blij --Mutter ist nicht so glücklich --

dat ze kan dansen.dass sie tanzen kann.

Poem S2758
Amsterdam, 2025-07-09
Among Others - Portraits and Memories (Han Voskuil) - 2007
"Onder andere - Portretten en herinneringen" - Early June 1940, The Hague (first publication of the portrait "Een socialistische jeugd" in: "Onvoltooid verleden" [Unfinished Past], No. 11, March 2001)
Collection: Elude
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han 
 

The pool is the gate

through which you can escape, if --


you are not afraid.


De poel is de poortDer Pfuhl ist das Tor,
waardoor je kunt ontsnappen --durch das du flüchten kannst, wenn --

als je niet bang bent.du keine Angst hast.

Poem S2617
Amsterdam, 2025-03-28
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami) - 1994
Novel "Sekai no owari to Hado-boirudo Wandarando" (translation 1991), chapter 38, 'Escape'
Collection: Within the walls
Tribute to: Murakami, Haruki 
 

The hair dryer hot,

that is what kneeling felt like --


hours in the full sun.


De föhn op zijn heetst,Der Föhn auf heiß
ja, zo voelde het knielen --fühlte sich das Knien an --

uren in de zon.in voller Sonne.

Poem S2602
Amsterdam, 2025-03-16
Higher physics #3 and #10 (Ellen Deckwitz) - 2019
Poem (collection "Hogere natuurkunde"), pages 23 and 52, 57 - Grandmother (1921-2014) in the Japanese internment camp
Collection: Death on Cast
Tribute to: Deckwitz, Ellen 
 

She doesn't talk about

the old days, she only says:


they are at the door.


Ze vertelt nooit ietsSie erzählt mir nie
over vroeger, zegt alleen:über früher, sagt nur: sie --

ze staan voor de deur.stehen vor der Tür.

Poem S2603
Amsterdam, 2025-03-16
Higher physics #5 (Ellen Deckwitz) - 2019
Poem (collection "Hogere natuurkunde"), page 33 - Grandmother (1921-2014)
Collection: Death on Cast
Tribute to: Deckwitz, Ellen 
 

They will come, that's what

the pantry shows, the food that --


is slowly spoiling.


Ze zullen komen,Sie werden kommen,
toont de voorraadkast, eten --zeigt der Vorrat, das Essen --

dat stilaan bederft.das langsam verdirbt.

Poem S2604
Amsterdam, 2025-03-16
Higher physics #5 (Ellen Deckwitz) - 2019
Poem (collection "Hogere natuurkunde"), page 33 - Grandmother (1921-2014)
Collection: Death on Cast
Tribute to: Deckwitz, Ellen 
 

I pull the curtain

open, just to stall for time,


and study the fog.


Ik trek het gordijnIch schau nach draußen,
open om tijd te rekken --als Aufschub, und studiere --

en bekijk de mist.den dichten Nebel.

Poem S2472
Amsterdam, 2024-12-09
The Green Knight (Iris Murdoch) - 1993
Novel, chapter 2 Justice
Collection: Longing and Loss
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris 
 

The giant hides from

the large shadows of the dwarves --


in the evening light.


De reus verstopt zichDer Riese versteckt
voor de grote schaduwen --sich vor den großen Schatten --

in het avondlicht.in der Dämmerung.

Poem S2453
Amsterdam, 2024-11-17
The frightened giant (Friedrich Rückert) - 1866
Quatrain "Der furchtsame Riese"
Collection: Appearances
Tribute to: Rückert, Friedrich 
 

Should I be afraid

of storms and obstacles, so --


afraid of damage?


Moet ik zo bang zijnSollte ich solche
voor stormen en obstakels --Angst vor Stürmen und Klippen --

zo bang voor schade?haben? Vor Schäden?

Poem S2379
De Koog, 2024-09-23
Unlucky little ship (Grazio Braccioli / Antonio Vivaldi) - 1714
Air "Sventurata navicella" from the opera "Orlando foto pazzo" ("Orlando, the fake madman", 1714, Antonio Vivaldi, RV 727, libretto Grazio Braccioli, based on the epic "Orlando innamorato" ["Orlando in love"], 1495, Matteo Maria Boiardo), 3rd act, 7th scene - Ersilla
This air is also used in the opera "Giustino" (Emperor "Justin", RV 717 [1724], 2nd act, last scene - Leocasta)

Collection: Shelter
Tribute to: Braccioli, Grazio; Boiardo, Matteo Maria 
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio 
 

The child on the bridge

clings to its fear of letting --


go of the railing.


Het kind op de brugAuf der Brücke hält
klampt zich nog vast aan zijn angst --das Kind sich an seine Angst --

om los te laten.vor dem Loslassen.

Poem H4795
Amsterdam, 2024-07-23
Bridge diving (Ellen Deckwitz) - 2024
Column "Brugduiken", in the NRC of July 23rd, 2024
Collection: Death on Cast
 

Is someone knocking?

Is it the wind? It is dark --


What is going on?


Wordt er aangeklopt?Wer klopft an die Tür?
Is het de wind? Wat zie je?Ist es der Wind? Was siehst du?

Wat gebeurt er toch?Was passiert draußen?

Poem S2273
Amsterdam, 2024-07-14
Scene "Was that a knock?" (Victor Hugo / Francesco Maria Piave / Giuseppe Verdi) - 1832
Scene "Si picchia?" from the opera "Rigoletto" (1851, "Rigolo" = funny-man, funny, amusing), third act; based on the play "Le roi s'amuse" (1832, "The king has fun")
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Tribute to: Hugo, Victor; Piave, Francesco Maria 
Composer: Verdi, Giuseppe 
 

I hear him walking

and I keep my eyes closed as --


he gets into bed.


Ik hoor hem lopenIch halte einfach
en ik houd mijn ogen dicht --die Augen fest geschlossen --

nu hij in bed stapt.als er ins Bett geht.

Poem S2207
Amsterdam, 2024-05-30
Distracted (Karin Lachmising) - 2019
Poem "Afgeleid" (collection "Zeven rivieren ver")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2010-2019
Tribute to: Lachmising, Karin 
 

Conforming myself,

keeping my mouth shut: my fear --


won't protect me though.


Mezelf aanpassenMeinen Mund halten,
en mijn mond houden: mijn angst --mich anpassen: meine Angst --

biedt geen bescherming.bietet keinen Schutz.

Poem S2087
Amsterdam, 2024-01-08
The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action (Audre Lorde) - 1977
Essay
Collection: Wean Di
Tribute to: Lorde, Audre 
 

It is hard to talk

about it, so I'd rather --


let it stay this way.


Erover pratenEs ist schwer, über
is moeilijk, laat het liever --das zu reden, lasse es --

toch maar zo blijven.lieber so bleiben.

Poem S2049
Amsterdam, 2023-12-14
Big Eight (Vrouwkje Tuinman) - 2005
Novel "Grote acht" (route of two circles in dressage), chapter Fourteen (years old)
Collection: Stall
Tribute to: Tuinman, Vrouwkje 
 

The eerie room is,

frightening me with shadows --


of scary monsters.


De vreemde kamerDas fremde Zimmer
maakt me bang met schaduwen --macht mir Angst mit den Schatten --

van enge beesten.schauriger Tiere.

Poem H4311
Amsterdam, 2023-11-28
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie) - 1981
Novel, chapter 1-6 "Many-headed monsters"
Collection: Shadows
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman 
 

He has been hiding

in the basement for three years --


living like a mouse.


Hij schuilt al jarenAus Angst versteckt er
in de kelder, bang leeft hij --sich seit Jahren im Keller:

een muizenleven.ein Mäuseleben.

Poem S2025
Amsterdam, 2023-11-27
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie) - 1981
Novel, chapter 1-3 "Hit-the-spittoon" and 1-4 "Under the carpet"
Collection: Shadows
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman 
 

Zywa Hand washing [2]

They say that we are back
home again, here
in this foreign land
where our ancestors once lived

They tell fantastic stories
and that we must persevere now
then the olives, the land
and the livestock will be ours

They are grateful to be here
in the land that, according
to them, we longed for
and which we must defend

They are so certain
and they take offence
at my considerations
of what peace entails

Poem 5373
Amsterdam, 2023-11-09
Return of Israelis after the exile in Assyria, after the years in Egypt, and after the Shoah
Under the leadership of Joshua ("Salvation"), the Israelites conquer Canaan, eastern Jordan and southern Lebanon, but not the coastal area of the Philistines: 'Palestine' (Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath and Ekron), capturing the cattle and killing the people
The Promised Land ((Joshua 24:13 "And I have given you a land for which you did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.")

Collection: The Praised One
 

Zywa Evil World

The night is safe. Come
Whatever goes wrong
you did what you could do

Come. You want too much
love and appreciation
from others for each other

and fewer regulations
fewer regulators
who interfere

and, like puppets
decide your fate
Mistakes are forbidden

They're in the system
and that's being worked on
Come. Over is the day

in which the seed lies
the seed of your fear
Your gluttonous love

Poem 5200
Amsterdam, 2023-05-17
Evil World: Fear (from a gluttonous need for love, comfort and security you fear, thinking you cannot function in the social system)
About gluttony: poem 5203. Evil Child

Collection: The drama
 

A giggle echoes

from the cave, door after door --


is quickly closed up.


Gegiechel weerkaatstGekicher erhallt
luid de grot uit, deur na deur --aus der Höhle, Tür nach Tür --

wordt afgesloten.wird abgeschlossen.

Poem H3499
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 5688
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten 
 

I don't have a view

at the top of the big wheel:


it sways and it squeaks.


Ik heb geen uitzichtOben am Riesen-
bovenin het reuzenrad:rad hab ich keine Aussicht:

het schommelt en piept.es schwankt und es quietscht.

Poem S1525
Noordwijkerhout, 2022-10-04
Fermata (Stella Bergsma) - 2016
Story
Collection: On the fly
Tribute to: Bergsma, Stella 
 

We are helplessly

squirming, drowning in our fear --


of the refugees.


Wij spartelen zelf,Wir selbst ertrinken,
verdrinkend in onze angst --zappelnd in unserer Angst --

voor vluchtelingen.vor den Flüchtlingen.

Poem S1332
Amsterdam, 2022-02-08
Évian (Ghayath Almadhoun) - 2017
Poem (collection "Adrenaline" and video "Évian" in 2019)
Collection: Whirligig Scribbler
Tribute to: Almadhoun, Ghayath 
 

Our nature to keep

our world safe makes us afraid --


of foreign people.


Je wereld veiligDu willst deine Welt
willen houden maakt je bang --sicher halten, du hast Angst --

voor buitenlanders.vor den Ausländern.

Poem S1334
Amsterdam, 2022-02-08
Évian (Ghayath Almadhoun) - 2017
Poem (collection "Adrenaline" and video "Évian" in 2019)
Évian Conference in 1938 (32 countries) on the Jewish refugees from Germany and Austria, after which the Völkischer Beobachter writes on July 13th: "Keiner will sie haben" ("Nobody wants to have them")

Collection: Whirligig Scribbler
Tribute to: Almadhoun, Ghayath 
 

I'm roving about,

in fear, there are big holes here --


that I cannot see.


Bang scharrel ik rond,Ich streife herum,
er zijn hier grote gaten --habe Angst vor den Löchern --

die ik niet kan zien.die ich nicht sehe.

Poem S1229
Overberg, 2021-09-06
Bruno's Dream (Iris Murdoch) - 1969
Novel
Collection: Dreams of love
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris 
 

If you don't take risks,

you put everything at stake:


you risk all your life.


Juist als je niets durft,Jeder, der nichts wagt,
zet je alles op het spel:setzt eben alles aufs Spiel:

je hele leven.sein ganzes Leben.

Poem S1175
Amsterdam, 2021-05-16
Fear of flying (Erica Jong) - 1973
Novel
(Also in response to the journal "Let Us Have Faith", 1940, Helen Keller)

Collection: After the festivities
Tribute to: Jong, Erica 
 

I always race by

the lurking bush over there --


with its pawing arms.


Ik loop altijd snelIch umfliege schnell
langs de loerende struiken --diese lauernden Büsche --

met hun grijparmen.mit den Greifarmen.

Poem H2723
Amsterdam, 2020-06-14
Collection: Bruises
 

Zywa Anxious blood

Quarrels make relationships unhappy
and require more and more laws
against the useful vices:

conservativeness, seated
on its throne, made up
with pride and pretence

dissatisfaction, restlessly
grunting and tingling
in the belly and the head

hedonism, gluttonous
insensitive to passion
and blind to the world

What would you want to do
if money were not an issue
and your heart did not pump

anxious blood? Is that question
too ambitious or is it
not asked often enough?

Poem 2345
Amsterdam, 2019-07-06
Collection: Mosaic virus
 

Lie down quietly,

as if nobody lives here --


then they will not come.


Stil blijven liggen,Still liegen bleiben,
alsof hier niemand meer woont --als ob hier niemand mehr lebt --

dan komen ze niet.dann kommen sie nicht.

Poem S0896
Vlissingen, 2019-06-06
Waking up (Willem van Toorn) - 1963
Poem "Wakker worden" (collection "Kijkdoos")
Collection: Shelter
Tribute to: Van Toorn, Willem 
 

Zywa The blue light

For half an hour already
Mimi is purring in my lap

on the toilet
where I am stroking her
because of the lightning

No fear for her
I am a good person
I know that myself

my side is the right side
of the line under the door
the blue light

of the bolts
and the rumbling thunder
the sword of Michael

that separates evil
from good in a time
we all know

as our own time

Poem 2212
Amsterdam, 2019-04-20
Collection: Changing Times
 

Lightning, dad keeps watch,

I must be silent, I won't --


make it more angry.


Papa houdt de wacht,Papa hält Wache,
het bliksemt, ik mag die niet --Blitzschläge, die darf ich nicht --

nog bozer maken.wütender machen.

Poem H2435
Amsterdam, 2019-04-17
The escape of Gilles Whalecutter (M.M. Schoenmakers) - 2019
Novel "De vlucht van Gilles Speksneijder"
Collection: Actively Passive
Tribute to: Schoenmakers, M.M. 
 

Zywa Brain poisoning

The doctors jump
from the symptoms to my youth
Nothing is without cause and cohesion
is interesting

Adrenals can poison you
The twigs at the front are shrinking
there are holes in the network
the cells become islands

and you are adrift
thrown back and forth
on the waves of your emotions -
concentration is of short duration

The present passes chaotically
and the past is unreachably
waiting in the below deck
for repair of the connections

I'm so afraid
and I lash out
Yes, I must
I must relax

Poem 1862
Amsterdam, 2018-10-06
Below deck: Hippocampus
Twigs: Dendrites

Collection: Bruises
 

I know what it is,

remain calm, don't be afraid --


fear is a big word.


Ik weet wat het is,Ich weiß, was es ist,
rustig aan, wees maar niet bang --hab keine Angst, denn Angst ist --

angst is een groot woord.nur ein großes Wort.

Poem H1976
Amsterdam, 2018-01-18
The conference room (Albert Alberts) - 1974
Novel "De vergaderzaal"
Collection: Em Brace
Tribute to: Alberts, Albert 
 

I don't show myself,

I avoid prejudices --


of first impressions.


Ik laat me niet zien,Ich zeige mich nicht,
ik mijd vooroordelen, mijd --vermeide Vorurteile --

de eerste indruk.des ersten Eindrucks.

Poem S0640
Amsterdam, 2018-01-02
Collection: The climbing house
 

The fear I can not

become who I hope to be --


the fear I'm nothing.


Angst dat ik niet kanDie Angst, nicht der zu
worden wie ik hoop te zijn --werden, der ich sein möchte --

angst dat ik niets ben.Angst, dass ich nichts bin.

Poem H1826
Amsterdam, 2017-10-17
The hard core - 2 (Frida Vogels) - 1993
Autobiographical account "De harde kern" (2) - April 1952, Amsterdam
Collection: ThereFrom
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida 
 

They gave me a house,

money, and time that I waste --


Afraid. Insecure.


Ik kreeg een woning,Ich hab ein Haus, Geld,
geld, en tijd die ik verdoe --und Zeit, die ich verschwende --

Bang. Besluiteloos.Ängstlich. Unschlüssig.

Poem S0530
Amsterdam, 2017-09-14
Psychiatric diary (Bert Weijde) - 1994
"Psychiatrisch dagboek", published in "Onder het ijs" - March-July 1962, Amsterdam
Collection: Shelter
Tribute to: Weijde, Bert 
 

I am a doer,

not a talker, and I choose --


to play wait and see.


Ik ben een doener,Ich bin ein Macher,
geen prater, ik kies ervoor --kein Schwätzer, ich ziehe vor --

om af te wachten.um ab zu warten.

Poem S0506
Amsterdam, 2017-07-02
Within the skin (Han Voskuil) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Binnen de huid" (written 1964-1967), chapter 26 - February 9th, 1955, Amsterdam
Collection: Elude
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han 
 

I hardly dare to

do something, afraid to be --


a dupe of myself.


Ik durf nauwelijksIch wage es nicht
iets te doen, bang van mezelf --etwas zu tun, aus Angst, selbst --

de dupe te zijn.den Preis zu zahlen.

Poem S0499
Amsterdam, 2017-06-30
Within the skin (Han Voskuil) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Binnen de huid" (written 1964-1967), chapter 7 - November 1953, Amsterdam
Collection: Elude
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han 
 

Every big change is

scary: now it could happen --


You might be exposed.


Een veranderingVeränderung macht
is eng: misschien ga je nu --Angst, schließlich könnte man nun --

door de mand vallen.bloßgestellt werden.

Poem S0492
Amsterdam, 2017-06-25
On closer inspection (Han Voskuil) - 1963
Autobiographical novel "Bij nader inzien" - October 28th, 1949, Amsterdam
Collection: Elude
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han 
 

Zywa Stepgranny

Tramps are the fairytales of the city

thinly disguised threats, grinning
teeth over my pram

I train myself in just
being nice, I train myself
in smiling thoughts

But a child, my child
will not kiss a pocked toad
or vagrant prince

no matter how true it may be
that evil fairies, old queens
witches, hungry giants, and wolves

only are my fear
of empty, exhausted love
Only are my fear

Poem 1249
Amsterdam, 2017-04-02
Collection: Imprints Masks
 

Zywa I say: Do it!

When the sirens blast I never know
immediately that it's the test
of the first Monday

My head goes crazy
I'm wrongly
tuned

Just like you
I am cautious
of imaginary dangers

far from my neighbourhood
and in the dark future
such as the global death

of oceans and people
Beware, it comes close
it flies

into my street, in league
with missed opportunities
and the uproar

of my achievements
But then I think: oh, right
it is twelve o'clock again

I'm really going to do better

Poem 1034
Amsterdam, 2017-02-18
In the Netherlands, public warning/emergency sirens are tested on the first Monday of the month
Collection: On living on [2]
 

Zywa Monsters in humans

You would close your eyes
in the cinema if you dared

to think it is worse
in real life, the horror

everywhere and always, that
people are scared, see

monsters in humans

and conspiracies, offenders
that the police do not catch

For family and friends
God and country, your honour

you have to fix it yourself -
teach lessons to those who do not

participate, they must think
the worst things

until they defecate farmia
and finally no longer

are able to beg
that they may die

Poem 1021
Amsterdam, 2017-02-15
Collection: BloodTrunk 
 

My beautiful view!

I protect it from robbers --


with heavy shutters.


Mijn mooie uitzichtIch schütze meine
bescherm ik tegen rovers --schöne Aussicht vor Räubern --

met zware luiken.mit schweren Läden.

Poem S0433
Amsterdam, 2016-11-13
Sir Bumble and The Trick of The Snipme (Marten Toonder) - 1951
Comic strip #45 - Heer Bommel en De Kneep van Knipmenis (tiers 1373-1423), tier 1384
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten 
 

Mama, please, help me,

otherwise I will be drowned --


in that sea of light.


Mama, alsjeblieft,Mama, hilf mir doch,
help me, anders verdrink ik --sonst ertrinke ich im Meer --

in die zee van licht.diesem Meer des Lichts.

Poem H1542
Vaison-la-Romaine, 2016-10-09
Birth
Collection: Life line 
 

Fairytale noises

in the woods make fairytales --


quite real, I'm afraid.


SprookjesgeluidenMärchengeräusche
in het bos maken sprookjes --im Wald machen Märchen wahr --

echt waar, ben ik bang.fürchte ich wirklich.

Poem H0610
Amsterdam, 2013-10-06
Collection: Local traffic
 

I hear mum and dad

coming home, they stumble, now --


I can go to sleep.


Papa en mamaMama und Papa
komen stommelend thuis, nu --kommen nach Hause, erst jetzt --

kan ik gaan slapen.kan ich schlafen geh'n.

Poem H0236
Amsterdam, 2012-03-05
Collection: Life line 
 

Frozen, the mouse flies

in the talons of the owl --


it's blind to the view.


Verstijfd vliegt de muisErstarrt fliegt die Maus
in de klauwen van de uil --in den Krallen der Eule --

blind voor het uitzicht.blind für die Aussicht.

Poem S0046
Train Amsterdam-Basel, 2012-02-17
Collection: On living on [1]
 

Zywa The path

It is dark
a wall at the left side
the ditch at the right
and far away
I hear mopeds looming up
at the end of the path
catching me
in their light
the sound becomes loud

my pounding heart presses itself
close against the wall
a minute and it will be over

They stop

Poem 26
Amsterdam, 2005-08-03
Collection: Life line 
 

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