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Poems are the word |
Amsterdam, 2026-06-12
Of Asphodel - Coda (William Carlos Williams) - 1962
Poem (collection "Pictures from Brueghel and Other Poems")
Collection: Froend
Tribute to: Williams, William Carlos
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It doesn't go automatically |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-04
Romantasy = romance fantasy
Collection: Half The Work
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You're on my radar |
Amsterdam, 2026-02-20
Radar Love (Golden Earring) - 1973
Song, album "Moontan"
Collection: More
Tribute to: Golden Earring
Dedicated to: Madelief dK
| You flow in my blood, | |
| alive in me are your spores -- | |
| Wild Wonder flower. | |
| Jij stroomt in mijn bloed, | Du fließt in meinem |
| in mij leven jouw sporen -- | Blut, lebendige Sporen -- |
| Wilde Wonderbloem. | Wundre Wildblume. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-08
Collection: On living on [1]
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| I am here, with you, | |
| today and also next week -- | |
| when I won't be there. | |
| Ik ben er, bij jou, | Ich bin da, bei dir, |
| vandaag, ook volgende week -- | heute, auch nächste Woche -- |
| als ik er niet ben. | wenn ich nicht da bin. |
Amsterdam, 2021-09-15
Collection: Changing Times
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| To be married is: | |
| be mutually willing -- | |
| to break through habits. | |
| Een huwelijk is: | Eine Heirat ist: |
| gewoonten wederkerig -- | Gewohnheiten zweiseitig -- |
| willen doorbreken. | durchbrechen wollen. |
Tilburg, 2021-08-25
In response to "The Bell" (1958, Iris Murdoch): "That is marriage, thought Dora; to be enclosed in the aims of another"
Collection: The Big Secret
| Whatever happens, | |
| spouses do know the secret -- | |
| of fitting it in. | |
| Wat er ook gebeurt, | Was auch mal passiert, |
| echtgenoten kunnen het -- | Ehepartner können es -- |
| altijd inpassen. | immer einpassen. |
Terborg, 2021-08-06
The Nice and the Good (Iris Murdoch) - 1968
Novel
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| Swaying in the sun: | |
| threads of love to everything -- | |
| loosely connected. | |
| In de zon wiegen | Sonnenschwankende |
| liefdesdraden, met alles -- | Liebesfäden, mit allem -- |
| losjes verbonden. | lose verbunden. |
Amsterdam, 2020-11-26
The Silken Tent (Robert Frost) - 1942
Poem (collection "A Witness Tree")
Collection: Stream
Tribute to: Frost, Robert
| Our love, we: changing | |
| and still the same in being -- | |
| and giving to be. | |
| Onze liefde, wij: | Unsere Liebe, |
| veranderd en hetzelfde -- | wir: anders und gleich im Sein -- |
| in zijn en doen zijn. | und zu Sein geben. |
Zandvoort aan Zee, 2018-02-02
Collection: The Big Secret
| Keep love intact, and | |
| pay attention to whether -- | |
| it is still breathing. | |
| Houd je liefde heel, | Halt die Liebe ganz, |
| en let daarbij heel goed op -- | und achte genau darauf -- |
| of ze nog ademt. | ob sie noch atmet. |
Amsterdam, 2017-09-20
Growth (Judith Herzberg) - 1968
Poem "Groei" (collection "Beemdgras")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Tribute to: Herzberg, Judith
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Skyscrapers collapse |
Amsterdam, 2017-08-09
Marble, stone and iron breaks (Günter Loose) - 1965
History of Humanity on Earth
Song "Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht" (1965, lyrics Günter Loose, sung by Drafi Deutscher)
Collection: The Big Secret
Tribute to: Loose, Günter; Deutscher, Drafi
| Our strange covenant: | |
| my darling has objections -- | |
| and says: you are sweet. | |
| Ons vreemde verbond: | Unser seltsames |
| mijn lief uit haar bezwaren -- | Bündnis: sie hat Einwände -- |
| en zegt: je bent lief. | und sagt: du bist süß. |
Amsterdam, 2017-06-30
Within the skin (Han Voskuil) - 2009
Autobiographical novel "Binnen de huid" (written 1964-1967), chapter 4 - July 1953, Amsterdam
Collection: Elude
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
