Zywa Philosopher's Dell

I keep walking, into the woods
with the puppy, and into the village
the world I live in

I keep walking, keep taking care
of the little ones, they run faster
and faster, further and further

I keep walking, in a circle
of family and friends that is
getting smaller and smaller

I keep walking, up the paths
into the lanes, over the dikes
in stages across the country

I keep walking, and sewing
for the brides, the most beautiful
dress of their lives

I keep walking, and arranging
what would otherwise be sorely missed
by those who can't do it themselves

I keep walking, I know
the forest and the lake, I can manage
the ascents and the descents

Poem 5946
Amsterdam, 2026-03-03
Keep walking (Jack Poels / Rowwen Hèze) - 1990
Philosopher's Dell is a meltwater dell near the Devil's Mountain in Berg en Dal near Nijmegen
Song "Blieve loepe", albums "Blieve Loepe" (1990), and "In de wei" (1992) by Rowwen Hèze

Collection: WoofWoof
Tribute to: Rowwen Hèze 
Dedicated to: Ineke J 
 

Knowing that despite

all your hard work, you still haven't --


made any progress...


Beseffen dat jeDer Begriff, man ist
ondanks al je gezwoeg niets --trotz all seiner Arbeit nichts --

opgeschoten bent...vorangekommen...

Poem H5768
Amsterdam, 2025-07-31
Stubbornly rowing against the current (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Koppig tegen de stroom op roeiend", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part VII [Acquiescence]) - June 9th, 1965, Bologna
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida 
 

Everyone singing

their own song, or are we not --


done tuning ourselves?


Ieder zijn eigenJeder sein eigen-
lied, of zijn we nog bezig --es Lied, oder stimmen wir --

onszelf te stemmen?immer noch uns selbst?

Poem H5181
Amsterdam, 2025-01-19
From the seven days (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1968
Improvisation-composition "Aus den sieben Tagen" - 15 Textkompositionen für Intuitive Musik (15 text compositions for Intuitive Music), for ensemble; selection of 160 minutes, performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet), Roland Dahinden (trombone), Dario Calderone (double bass), Pau Sola Masafrets (cello), Joao Brito (percussion), and Marketa Scaffartzek (voice) on January 19th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK 
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz 
 

Well, people know me,

I'm decent, I'm cordial --


and I talk and talk.


Och, je kent mij wel,Na, du kennst mich schon,
ik ben netjes, hartelijk --ich bin züchtig, liebevoll --

en ik praat en praat.und rede, rede.

Poem H2967
Amsterdam, 2021-06-06
All-crushing - Faxing to Ger #3 (Nicolien Mizee) - 2019
Diary-novel "Allesverpletterende - Faxen aan Ger"
Collection: In the shadow
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien 
 

Things you throw away

say quite a lot about you --


Be silent, listen.


Hetgeen je weggooitWas du so wegwerfst,
zegt van alles over jou --sagt etwas über dich aus --

Wees stil en luister.Schweige und höre.

Poem H2965
Amsterdam, 2021-05-29
Binman (Nyk de Vries)
Poem "Asman"
Collection: After the festivities
Tribute to: De Vries, Nyk 
 

Having read your books,

I really know you, for me --


you're nothing but words.


Uit al jouw boekenAus deinen Büchern
ken ik je, voor mij ben jij --kenne ich dich, du bist nur --

enkel nog woorden.noch Worte für mich.

Poem S0860
Amsterdam, 2019-04-04
Collection: Local traffic
 

I'm always contra-

dicting myself, believing --


what I don't believe.


Altijd weer spreek ikIch widerspreche
mijzelf tegen, geloof ik --mir immer, glaube immer --

wat ik niet geloof.was ich nicht glaube.

Poem H2364
Amsterdam, 2019-01-17
I (Toon Tellegen) - 2018
Poem "Ik" (collection "Glas tussen ons")
Collection: Perhaps / Some day / Occasionally / Almost
Tribute to: Tellegen, Toon 
 

Zywa Dancing as I am

Speaking with hands and feet

with fists rain and furious storm

composing in passwords who I am

arm blows stamping no thinking



about who I am and if you fight with me

when there is a gale in our blood

you too are crying yourself free while you dance

my soul connected with your heart



heaven found each other's hands

our steps follow the sun

my whole body understands

who I am, feels what is moving me

Poem 1802
Amsterdam, 2018-08-06
Collection: The drama
Dedicated to: Madelief dK 
 

Can I be myself,

not let go, but from now on --


just control myself?


Kan ik mezelf zijn,Kann ich ich selbst sein,
me niet laten gaan, mezelf --mich nicht gehen lassen, mich --

in de hand houden?hinfort beherrschen?

Poem S0534
Amsterdam, 2017-09-19
Diary 1958-1959 (Frida Vogels) - 2006
"Dagboek 1958-1959" - July 23rd, 1959, Milan
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida 
 

Zywa My life described

You ask who I am, you look
for the colour of my eyes
what is sickening me
the status of my past

In the absence of facts you search
for traces, indicating words
places of interest, preferably living
people, who add pieces

to my portrait, since I am
camouflaged by namesakes
You don't want to stand guard
at my door, not try if it's me

who in school learned the stories
of the Jewish people and God on earth
who learned dead languages, and critique
(be able to distinguish)

who read of the shining armour
the red palace, sand for the coast
and foolish bees - all heavenly
and in vain, fragmented tales

because otherwise it would be fiction
Liberty, Equality and Fraternity always
scaffolded, pollarded and fenced off
Read, it says who we are, who I am

Poem 640
Amsterdam, 2016-04-23
Collection: The light of words
 

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