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Those one days with you |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-02
Collection: The Big Secret
| I see everything, | |
| sharp in the eternity -- | |
| of our sweet embrace. | |
| Ik merk alles op, | Ich sehe alles, |
| haarscherp in de eeuwigheid -- | haarscharf in der Ewigkeit -- |
| van de omhelzing. | unsrer Umarmung. |
Amsterdam, 2026-01-16
Within the skin (Han Voskuil) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Binnen de huid" (written 1964-1967), chapter 20 - November 8th, 1954, Hilversum-Baarn, on the train
Collection: Elude
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| Come into my arms, | |
| leave your body, discover -- | |
| the soul of your soul. | |
| Kom in mijn armen, | Komm mal, entdecke |
| verlaat je lichaam, ontdek -- | die Seele deiner Seele -- |
| de ziel van je ziel. | in meinen Armen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-10
10 textures and 3 chorales (Amarante Nat) - 2025
Composition "10 textures and 3 chorales", for hyperorgan, performed on May 10th, 2025 in the Organpark by Amarante Nat
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Nat, Amarante
| In marriage you | |
| get to know each other more -- | |
| than you intended. | |
| In het huwelijk | In der Ehe lernt |
| leer je elkaar meer kennen -- | man ja mehr von einander -- |
| dan je hebt gewild. | als beabsichtigt. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-17
A strong man (Renate Dorrestein) - 1994
Novel "Een sterke man", part 4 (page 237)
Collection: Lack
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
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In the daily dull |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-05
Collection: The Big Secret
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Not dinner time yet, on bed |
Amsterdam, 2022-11-12
Interior (Model Reading) (Edward Hopper) - 1925
Painting; hotel in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Collection: NightWatch
Tribute to: Hopper, Edward
Dedicated to: Dory dK
| You didn't wear that much | |
| when you got into my arms: | |
| a hello, a smile. | |
| Je had niet veel aan | Du hattest wenig |
| toen je in mijn armen kwam: | an, als du hier herein kamst: |
| een groet, een glimlach. | den Gruß, ein Lächeln. |
Amsterdam, 2022-07-09
The way you came and and said hi (Herman de Coninck) - 1969
Poem "Zoals je binnenkwam en dag zei" (collection "De lenige liefde")
Collection: Shortages
Tribute to: De Coninck, Herman
| In your sleep I reach | |
| for you and I nestle you -- | |
| entirely in me. | |
| In jouw slaap zoek ik | In deinem Schlaf komm |
| jou op en nestel ik je -- | ich zu dir und ich niste -- |
| helemaal in mij. | dich völlig in mir. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-06
Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly
Dedicated to: Dory dK
| Darling, yes, I do, | |
| with a smile, I'll look away -- | |
| from all your mistakes. | |
| Liefste, ja, ik wil, | Liebling, ja, ich will |
| ik zal lachend wegkijken -- | immer lächelnd wegschauen -- |
| van al jouw fouten. | von deinen Fehlern. |
Amsterdam, 2019-12-29
Just look away if he annoys you (Marinette Troost) - 2019
Article "Kijk eens weg als hij je irriteert", in the NRC of December 28th, 2019
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2010-2019
Tribute to: Troost, Marinette
| I do respect you | |
| your habits, I know, sometimes -- | |
| mine aren't nice either. | |
| Ik respecteer jou, | Ich respektiere |
| jouw gewoontes, de mijne -- | Gewohnheiten, auch meine -- |
| zijn soms ook niet leuk. | sins manchmal nicht nett. |
Amsterdam, 2019-12-29
Grant your partner what you don't want yourself (I. Klein Clauding) - 2019
Article "Gun de ander iets wat je zelf niet wil", in the NRC of December 28th, 2019
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2010-2019
Tribute to: Klein Clauding, I.
| I don't explore you | |
| anymore, I recognize -- | |
| you, whatever we do. | |
| Ik hoef jou niet meer | Ich muss dich nicht mehr |
| te ontdekken, ik herken -- | entdecken, ich erkenne -- |
| jou, wat we ook doen. | dich immer wieder. |
Amsterdam, 2019-06-29
Love, if it is so (Marijke Schermer) - 2019
Novel "Liefde, als dat het is"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2010-2019
Tribute to: Schermer, Marijke
| It is great to do | |
| things together: waking up -- | |
| or staying awake. | |
| Samen is heerlijk: | Nebeneinander: |
| naast elkaar wakker worden -- | süß, zusammen aufwachen -- |
| of wakker blijven. | oder wach bleiben. |
Amsterdam, 2019-05-26
Letters from Genoa (Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer) - 2016
"Brieven uit Genua", April 29th, 2015
Collection: Palace of the night
Tribute to: Pfeijffer, Ilja Leonard
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I don't need to ask anything |
Amsterdam, 2019-01-06
Love Recap (Saj T T) - 2019
Poem published on AllPoetry.com
Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly
Dedicated to: Saj T T
| The door is open, | |
| I keep my eyes closed, I know -- | |
| well he is looking. | |
| De deur staat open, | Die Tür offen, und |
| ik heb mijn ogen dicht, en -- | meine Augen geschlossen -- |
| ik weet dat hij kijkt. | Ich weiß, dass er schaut. |
Amsterdam, 2017-11-02
An afternoon (Raymond Carver) - 1985
Poem, published in "Ploughshares" (1985), and in the collection "Ultramarine" (1986)
Collection: Em Brace
Tribute to: Carver, Raymond
| As you are present | |
| in me, you will never be -- | |
| in my poetry. | |
| Zoals jij in mij | Wie du in mir, wirdst |
| zul jij nooit aanwezig zijn -- | du niemals anwesend sein -- |
| in mijn gedichten. | in meiner Dichtung. |
Amsterdam, 2017-01-04
A poem in vain (Remco Campert) - 1952
Poem "Een vergeefs gedicht" (collection "Een standbeeld opwinden")
Collection: Finethreads
Tribute to: Campert, Remco
| I did love you, I | |
| walked around in your body -- | |
| and got lost in you. | |
| Ik heb jou bemind, | Ich hab dich geliebt, |
| ik liep rond in jouw lichaam -- | in deinem Körper lief ich -- |
| verdwaalde in jou. | verloren herum. |
Amsterdam, 2014-01-18
Listen (Hans Lodeizen) - 1949
Poem "Luister" (published in "De vrije bladen" ["The free papers"], 1949, volume 20, book 5)
Collection: Moist glow
Tribute to: Lodeizen, Hans
| In each other's eyes, | |
| floating in each other's eyes -- | |
| floating together. | |
| In elkaars ogen, | In deinen Augen, |
| drijven in elkaars ogen -- | schwimmen in deinen Augen -- |
| drijven in elkaar. | zusammen schwimmen. |
Amsterdam, 2003-11-03
Collection: The Big Secret
