I was at the old

neighbour's last night, she pointed --


I watered her plants.


Ik bezocht vannachtIch war letzte Nacht
de oude buurvrouw en gaf --beim Nachbarn, habe seine --
haar planten water.Pflanzen gegossen.

Poem H5760
Amsterdam, 2025-07-30
Last night I visited (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Ik bezocht vannacht", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part XI [Deceased]), and in "Diary 1964-1965" (2008) - January 28th, 1965, Bologna
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida 
 

I fell, just like that.

Yes, I am fine, just let me --


lie down for a while.


Ik ben gevallen.Ich fiel. Ja, mir geht's
Ja hoor, het gaat wel, laat me --gut, lass mich einfach noch ein --
nog even liggen.bisschen da liegen.

Poem H5490
Amsterdam, 2025-05-22
Today for me (Renate Dorrestein) - 1993
Autobiographical book "Heden ik", about ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome), chapter 'Fifth act'
Hodie mihi, cras tibi (today for me, tomorrow for thee)

Collection: Old sore
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate 
 

Being of service,

not showing off achievements --


no self-caressing.


Zuiver dienstbaar zijn,Rein zu Diensten sein,
geen prestaties uitstallen --nicht mit Leistungen prahlen --
geen zelfstrelingen.nicht sich selbst streicheln.

Poem H4858
Amsterdam, 2024-08-16
The Sandcastle (Iris Murdoch) - 1957
Novel, chapter Five
Collection: Stall
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris 
 

You must come with me,

I don't want to beat my way --


through the rain alone.


Je moet met me mee,Du musst mitkommen,
ik wil niet in mijn eentje --ich möchte nicht alleine --
door de regen gaan.dem Regen trotzen.

Poem H3973
Amsterdam, 2023-07-26
Oranges are not the only fruit (Jeanette Winterson) - 1985
Novel, part "Numbers"
Collection: No wonder
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette 
 

Zywa With the help from my friends

Am I quite tiring, too full of myself?
Do you get restless, preferring to leave?
Maybe I'm talking too much: take some rest
Shall I come close to you, silently?

     Oh, with the help from my friends, yes with you
     Mm, with the help from my friends, it's so good
     Oh, with the help from my friends, yes I can
     With the help from my friends


Are there friends in your neighbourhood?
Yes, people need friends, we are not alone
Are there friends you can reach?
Yes, people need friends for a helping hand

Are there friends at your work?
I'm just doing better with friends
Are there friends at your home?
My friends, they are warming my soul

Are there friends when you dance?
With friends, it is always a party
Are there friends when you smile?
My friends, they are making me strong

Are there friends when you cry?
I'm sharing my sorrows with friends
Are there friends you are missing?
My friends, they embrace one another

Poem 4279
Amsterdam, 2021-12-31
With a little help from my friends (The Beatles) - 1967
Free adaptation of the song "With a little help from my friends" (1967, The Beatles)
Collection: Lilith's Powers
Tribute to: The Beatles; McCartney, Paul 
 

Zywa Blood moon

The tents of the Red Moon
move along with the verge
of the fury, I can no longer

hope, sleep, watch the moon
the blood of the setting sun
that she washes from her body

the blood from which she rises
for her daily work
on what has been spoiled

And I wash myself in my tears
for the dead in the holy fire
that drove us away, sorry

Sorry we went, sorry we didn't die
There really is no devil in us
We know that we are human beings

in the world to help
each other, each other, isn't it
especially when it's raging?

Poem 2129
Amsterdam, 2019-02-26
Palestine (Lebanon in 2014)
Hexagram 18 (I Ching)

Collection: Short Sermons
 

Help me if I don't

need you, otherwise I must --


do it by myself.


Help me als ik hetHilf mir, wenn ich es
zelf kan, verder kan ik het --selbst tun kann, sonst schaffe ich --
alleen maar alleen.es nur alleine.

Poem H1763
Amsterdam, 2017-08-13
The hard core - 1 (Frida Vogels) - 1992
Autobiographical account "De harde kern" - 1 (1992), and "Diary 1968-1969" (2010) - July 7th, 1968, Cupra Marittima (below Ascona)
Collection: Between us
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida 
 

A man assisted

me, just an ordinary --


man, not from heaven.


Een man uit de stadEin Mann aus der Stadt
hielp me, een gewone man --half mir, ein gewöhnlicher --
niet uit de hemel.Mann, nicht vom Himmel.

Poem H1016
Amsterdam, 2014-07-16
Collection: Imprints Masks
 

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