Mutual duties,

one must fulfil solemnly --


Like a queen and king.


GezamenlijkeDie gemeinsamen
plichten vervul je plechtig --Pflichten erfüllt man würdig --

Als een koningspaar.Wie ein Königspaar.

Poem H5818
Amsterdam, 2025-08-12
The ceremony (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Het ceremonieel", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part IX [Marriage]), and in "Diary 1968-1969" (2010) - July 22th, 1969, Bologna
Collection: Between us
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida 
 

I will never choose

between you two, the treasure --


will remain buried.


Ik kies niet tussenIch entscheide mich
jullie twee, dus de schat blijft --nicht zwischen euch beiden, der --

begraven liggen.Schatz bleibt vergraben.

Poem S2776
Amsterdam, 2025-07-17
Between you and him - it's not about choosing (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Tussen jou en hem - het gaat er niet om te kiezen", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part III [Ennio and Kees]) - September 6th, 1956, Rome
Collection: ThereFrom
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida 
 

Our relationship

is hanging by a thread, but --


it's made of strong silk.


Onze relatieDie Beziehung hängt
hangt aan een zijden draadje --am seidenen Faden, doch --

maar zijde is sterk.die Seide ist stark.

Poem H5166
Amsterdam, 2025-01-15
Collection: Dearme
 

I love both of you,

nevertheless this love is --


tearing us in three.


Ik houd van jullieIch lieb' euch beide,
beiden, toch scheurt die liefde --dennoch reißt diese Liebe --

ons in drieën.uns in drei Teile.

Poem S2495
Amsterdam, 2024-12-30
Love will tear us apart (Ian Curtis / Joy Division) - 1980
Song, single (1980), Joy Division compilation album "Substance" (1988)
Collection: Dearme
Tribute to: Curtis, Ian 
 

Choosing who you want

to love is a lot harder --


than the loving is.


Beminnen is nietDas Liebhaben ist
zo moeilijk als het kiezen --nicht so schwierig wie die Wahl --

met wie je dat doet.wen liebzuhaben.

Poem H4949
Amsterdam, 2024-10-01
Deserve (Ellen Deckwitz) - 2024
Column "Verdienen", in the NRC of October 1st, 2024
Collection: Death on Cast
Tribute to: Deckwitz, Ellen 
 

Control, sympathy,

and longing for a nice time:


the love mystery.


Heerszucht, sympathie,Herrschsucht, Sympathie,
en het fijn willen hebben:eine tolle Zeit haben:

het liefdesraadsel.das Liebesrätsel.

Poem S1163
Amsterdam, 2021-04-29
It's hard to define love (François de la Rochefoucauld) - 1664
"Il est difficile à définir l'amour" (#68 in "Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales")
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Tribute to: De La Rochef., François 
 

Zywa Love is a choice

Love is a choice
you want to be with someone
you want to care and pamper

Love gives you strength
gives you a wonderful feeling
that is love and love

cannot be dissolved
it is not a contract
no one can break it

it is not a promise
love is every day
your choice

to connect
with the familiar unknown
wonder of the other

and to experience together
a little of the universe
of love

Poem 2495
Amsterdam, 2019-11-04
Collection: Froend
 

The rope connects us,

you are trying to pull me --


across the great chasm.


Het touw verbindt ons,Das Seil verbindet
jij probeert me te trekken --uns, du versuchst, mich über --

over de kloof heen.die Kluft zu ziehen.

Poem S0614
Amsterdam, 2017-12-25
Diary 1974-1976 (Frida Vogels) - 2013
"Dagboek 1974-1976" - October 16th, 1976, Bologna
Collection: Helices
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida 
 

Finally I know

that our love is real, and now --


what do we do now?


Eindelijk weet ikEndlich weiß ich, dass
dat onze liefde echt is --unsere Liebe echt ist --

en wat doen we nu?und was tun wir jetzt?

Poem H0581
Amsterdam, 2013-09-28
Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly
 

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