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I float blissfully in time |
Amsterdam, 2026-02-08
Spiral waves (Torstein Lavik Larsen en Fredrik Rasten) - 2026
This is a sequel to poem: 5866. Between courage and fear
Composition "Heliacal Waves" (duo "Pip"), performed on February 7th, 2026 at the 4th Echonance Festival in the Organpark, titled "Aural Cartographies", by Torstein Lavik Larsen (trumpet, organ), Fredrik Rasten (guitar, organ), Elisabeth Smalt (viola), Seamus Cater (concertina [predecessor of the bandoneon]), Reinier van Houdt (organ), Claudio Baroni (organ), and Lucie Nezri (organ)
Lines 1 through 8: the second part of the three-part composition
Lines 9 through 16: the third part of the three-part composition
Carlos Castaneda (Cajamarca 1925-1998, lucid dreaming)
Collection: org anp ARK
Composers: Larsen, Torstein Lavik; Rasten, Fredrik
| They don't look back, them | |
| awaits over the mountain -- | |
| a different life. | |
| Ze kijken niet om, | Sie blicken nach vorn, |
| verwachten over de berg -- | erwarten über den Berg -- |
| een ander leven. | ein neues Leben. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-14
While construction is taking place in the river valley (Frida Vogels) - 2011
Verse "Terwijl men in het rivierdal bouwt", published in "Diary 1970-1971" - January 16th, 1970, Bologna
Collection: Lookout
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| My new house is not | |
| finished yet, there are only -- | |
| some walls, high and low. | |
| Mijn huis is niet af, | Mein Haus ist noch nicht |
| er staan alleen wat muren -- | fertig, nur ein paar Wände -- |
| hoge en lage. | hohe, niedrige. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-03
Who builds what is destined for him, meanwhile (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Wie bouwt aan wat voor hem bestemd is, zich intussen", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part VIII [Authorship], and in "Diary 1964-1965" (2008) - December 3rd, 1965, Bologna
Collections: Self-portraits, Whirligig Scribbler
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Not looking back at | |
| what was evil or good, but -- | |
| moving straight forward. | |
| Niet terugkijken | Nicht zurückblicken |
| naar wat kwaad en wat goed was -- | auf das Böse und Gute -- |
| maar recht vooruit gaan. | Nach vorne schauen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-31
Not to look back, straight ahead (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Niet mogen omzien, recht vooruit", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part VII [Acquiescence]), and in "Diary 1964-1965" (2008) - April 27th, 1965, Bologna
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| You have to look back | |
| now and then to catch a glimpse -- | |
| of where you're going. | |
| Bij het omkijken | Wenn man zurückblickt, |
| vang je een glimp op waarheen -- | erhascht man einen Schimmer -- |
| je onderweg bent. | davon, wo's hingeht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-29
With a photo of Paul in a rowboat (1980, Ahaus)
Collection: Local traffic
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J
| Look up, look beyond | |
| the point where you stand, the stars -- | |
| will show you the way. | |
| Kijk omhoog, verder | Achte nicht nur dar- |
| dan waar je staat, de sterren -- | auf, wo du stehst, die Sterne -- |
| wijzen je de weg. | zeigen dir den Weg. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-14
Interview with Stephen Hawking
Sammy (Ramses Shaffy) - 2010
Diane Sawyer's interview "Science will win" with Stephen Hawking (and his daughter Lucy) on ABC (June 7th, 2010)
Song "Sammy" (1966, Ramses Shaffy, album "Ramses II")
Collection: Here &Now&
Tribute to: Hawking, Stephen; Shaffy, Ramses
| The pointing finger. | |
| Does it point to my finger? | |
| To my path in life? | |
| Wijst de wijzende | Zeigt der zeigende |
| vinger naar mijn vinger, dus -- | Finger auf meinen Finger? |
| naar mijn bestemming? | Auf mein Lebensziel? |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-19
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie) - 1981
Novel, chapter 2-1 "The fisherman's pointing finger"
Painting "The Creation" on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome (1508-1512, Michelangelo Buonarroti)
S0232: I point to the moon. / But the poet keeps looking -- // at my forefinger. (1999, Hugo Claus)
Collection: Shadows
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman; Michelangelo
| Where do I end up? | |
| Didn't I steer well or am I -- | |
| being pushed away? | |
| Waar kom ik terecht? | Wo lande ich nun? |
| Heb ik niet goed gestuurd of -- | Habe ich falsch gesteuert? |
| word ik weggeduwd? | Schiebt mich jemand weg? |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-28
The Ageing (Freek de Jonge) - 2004
Performance "De vergrijzing", #6 of the series "The ageing"
Collection: MistI
Tribute to: De Jonge, Freek
| You saw it happen: | |
| your future would be with me -- | |
| You would be honest. | |
| Jij zag het voor je: | Deine Voraussicht: |
| jouw toekomst zou met mij zijn -- | du würdest bei mir bleiben -- |
| Jij zou eerlijk zijn. | würdest ehrlich sein. |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-21
All Too Well (Taylor Swift) - 2012
Song (created with Liz Rose, album "Red")
Collection: After the festivities
Tribute to: Swift, Taylor
| In the morning we | |
| open the day with the key -- | |
| What our life is for. | |
| 's Morgens openen | Morgens eröffnen |
| we de dag met de sleutel -- | wir den Tag mit dem Schlüssel -- |
| Waartoe wij bestaan. | Wozu wir da sind. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-29
Morning prayer / Antroposophical Morning verse (Rudolf Steiner)
Catechism: Why are we here? To glorify God and enjoy him forever.
Collection: Metamorphic body
Tribute to: Steiner, Rudolf
| Beyond the future | |
| lies providence, there you are -- | |
| leaning against it. | |
| Voorbij de toekomst | Jenseits der Zukunft |
| ligt de voorzienigheid, jij -- | liegt die Vorsehung, und du -- |
| leunt ertegenaan. | lehnst dich dagegen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-07
That's how she is - 1 (Henk van der Waal) - 2003
Poem "Zo is zij" - 1 (collection "De aantochtster")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: Van Der Waal, Henk
| You'll find pointlessness | |
| when you search from the outside -- | |
| for any purpose. | |
| Je vindt zinloosheid | Nur Sinnlosigkeit |
| als je van buitenaf zoekt -- | findet den, der von außen -- |
| naar bedoelingen. | nach Absichten sucht. |
Amsterdam, 2022-12-22
The destruction of man (Luigi Pirandello) - 1912
Story "La distruzione dell' uomo"
Collection: Chance
Tribute to: Pirandello, Luigi
| You can't stay. Who wants | |
| a future must go ahead -- | |
| now, in the present. | |
| Je kunt niet blijven. | Du kannst nicht bleiben. |
| Wie toekomst wil, moet vooruit -- | Wer Zukunft will, muss vorwärts -- |
| nu, in het heden. | in der Gegenwart. |
Amsterdam, 2022-10-13
#114 - Sir Bumble and the new thinking (Marten Toonder) - 1966
Comic strip "Heer Bommel en het nieuwe denken" (tiers 5689-5746), tier 5695
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten
| As long as we live, | |
| we're living in the future -- | |
| when making choices. | |
| Zolang we leven, | Solang wir leben, |
| leven we in de toekomst -- | leben wir in der Zukunft -- |
| Bij elke keuze. | während wir wählen. |
Amsterdam, 2021-11-10
the flight from the enchanter (Iris Murdoch) - 1956
Novel
Collection: Dreams of love
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| Be careful with Plans: | |
| if you keep altering them -- | |
| you'll go in circles. | |
| Pas op met Plannen: | Vorsicht mit Plänen: |
| als je ze vaak verandert -- | ändere sie nicht ständig -- |
| vaar je steeds rondjes. | sonst gehst du im Kreis. |
Amsterdam, 2021-01-19
On the tranquility of the mind (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) - 55
Dialogue "De tranquillitate animi"
Collection: Willegos
Tribute to: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus
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We occasionally see each other |
Amsterdam, 2018-09-02
Odysseia (Homerus) - -750
Homer's Odysseia, book 23: Athena pours beauty over Odysseus, as gold over silver
Collection: Lilith's Powers
Tribute to: Homerus
| To the bald plateau | |
| you lead a train of pack-mules: | |
| you're going to build. | |
| Naar de kale top | Du führst einen Zug |
| leid jij een stoet pakezels: | von Packeseln zum Gipfel: |
| je hebt bouwplannen. | du hast Baupläne. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-12
On the barren plateau (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Op de kale hoogvlakte", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3" [part IX, Marriage], and in "Diary 1970-1971" (2011) - July 2nd, 1970, Bologna
Collection: Lookout
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| The path does not go | |
| as we thought, we're getting lost -- | |
| in compromises. | |
| Het pad loopt anders | Der Weg schwenkt ständig |
| dan gedacht, we verdwalen -- | ab, und wir verlieren uns -- |
| in compromissen. | in Kompromissen. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-01
Diary 1966-1967 (Frida Vogels) - 2009
"Dagboek 1966-1967" - May 4th, 1966, Amsterdam
Walk through the polder and the dunes
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Backward or forward: | |
| both away from my object -- | |
| On this false track. | |
| Terug of verder: | Zurück? Weiter? Es |
| allebei weg van mijn doel -- | führt mich von meinem Ziel weg -- |
| Op dit valse spoor. | Auf diesem Irrweg. |
Amsterdam, 2017-11-10
A false trail (Frida Vogels) - 2008
Verse "Een vals spoor", published in "Diary 1964-1965" - June 23rd, 1964, Bologna
Collections: Self-portraits, Whirligig Scribbler
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Nobody knows where | |
| we're going, we are building -- | |
| roads to a new time. | |
| Niemand weet waarheen | Niemand weiß, wohin |
| we gaan, we bouwen wegen -- | es geht, wir bauen Straßen -- |
| naar een nieuwe tijd. | zu neuen Zeiten. |
Amsterdam, 2015-07-19
The times they are a-changin (Bob Dylan) - 1964
Song (album "The times they are a-changin")
Collection: Great Flow
Tribute to: Dylan, Bob
| The tiny dot of | |
| the star blesses the people -- | |
| who seek its light spot. | |
| De kleine stip van | Der winzige Punkt |
| de ster zegent de mensen -- | des Sterns segnet die Menschen -- |
| die haar licht zoeken. | die sein Licht suchen. |
Amsterdam, 2014-04-05
Collection: The Praised One
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| Stars | |
| show the way | |
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| I too show myself | |
| I indicate the direction: | |
| I stand up for my convictions | |
| I dare to go my own way | |
| I am willing to account for my actions | |
