| I was at the old | |
| neighbour's last night, she pointed -- | |
| I watered her plants. | |
| Ik bezocht vannacht | Ich war letzte Nacht |
| de oude buurvrouw en gaf -- | beim Nachbarn, habe seine -- |
| haar planten water. | Pflanzen gegossen. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Amsterdam, 2023-07-26
Oranges are not the only fruit (Jeanette Winterson) - 1985
Novel, part "Numbers"
Collection: No wonder
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
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Am I quite tiring, too full of myself? |
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
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The tents of the Red Moon |
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 het | Hilf mir, wenn ich es |
| zelf kan, verder kan ik het -- | selbst tun kann, sonst schaffe ich -- |
| alleen maar alleen. | es nur alleine. |
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 stad | Ein Mann aus der Stadt |
| hielp me, een gewone man -- | half mir, ein gewöhnlicher -- |
| niet uit de hemel. | Mann, nicht vom Himmel. |
Amsterdam, 2014-07-16
Collection: Imprints Masks
