Poem S3109 Amsterdam, 2026-03-21 Alabama Song (Bertolt Brecht / Kurt Weill) - 1927 Composition "Mahagonny Suite", part 'moderato assai', "Alabama Song" (arrangement Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg, adapted by Wijnand van Klaveren; lyrics Bertolt Brecht, English translation 1925, Elisabeth Hauptmann), performed in the Organpark on March 21st, 2026, by Arno Bornkamp (saxophone), Laurens de Man (piano), and the Utrecht String Quartet: Eeva Koskinen and Katherine Routley (violin), Sebastian Koloski (violoncello), and Harke Wiersma (double bass) Collection: org anp ARK Tribute to: Brecht, Bertolt Composer: Weill, Kurt
Zywa
The paradox of fertility
To understand ourselves is
to understand our paradoxes -
that it is all real
consistent and sincere
without inner contradiction
Our youth lasts longer
we are fertile for longer
so we live longer
the earth becomes crowded
the silver tsunami reduces prosperity
and we contend with a lack of space
We fight for interventions
to prevent
pregnancies and overpopulation
and we believe less and less
in the fairy tale of the desire
to have children
Immortality lures
us to recombinant
techniques to recreate
ourselves in our image
and likeness
Poem 5339 Amsterdam, 2023-10-16 Biotechnology: recombinant DNA Genesis 1:26-27 Collection: On living on [2]
Old loves scrape sharply
like a shovel over stone --
Another day sounds.
Oude liefde schraapt
Alte Liebe kratzt
scherp als een schep over steen --
wie Eisen auf Stein, wieder --
Er klinkt nog een dag.
gibt es einen Tag.
Poem H4032 Amsterdam, 2023-08-12 that's when everything seems to fall apart (Antjie Krog) - 2022 Poem "dis wanneer alles lyk asof dit ineenstort" (collection "Plunder" ["Pillage"]) Collection: Stall Tribute to: Krog, Antjie
I'm sinking slowly,
and keep clinging to myself --
because, I'm still here!
Ik zak langzaam weg
Ich sinke langsam
en klamp me vast aan mezelf --
und klammere mich an mich --
want, ik ben er nog!
denn, ich bin noch da!
Poem H3800 Amsterdam, 2023-04-23 Happy Days (Samuel Beckett) - 1961 Play, played by Antoinette Jelgersma on April 18th, 2023, in Frascati (director Erik Whien) Collection: On living on [2] Tribute to: Beckett, Samuel
Away with strict rules
to prolong my existence --
I keep on living.
Geen strenge regels
Keine Regeln um
om mijn leven te rekken --
mein Leben zu verlängern --
maar blijven leven.
ich lebe weiter.
Poem H3021 Amsterdam, 2021-08-21 Collection: Dearme Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
The bell: I'm alive,
but I'm exhausted, yet still --
I want one more chance!
De gong gaat: ik leef,
Der Gong: ich lebe,
maar ben uitgeput, en toch --
und erschöpft will ich immer --
wil ik nog een kans!
noch eine Chance!
Poem H3017 Amsterdam, 2021-08-17 Collection: On living on [1]