| There are many leaves | |
| on the tree: wish notes in all -- | |
| the colours of love. | |
| Een boom vol blaadjes: | Baum voller Blätter: |
| wensbriefjes in de vele -- | Wunschzettel in den vielen -- |
| kleuren van liefde. | Farben der Liebe. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-30
With a photo of Madelief in Palm House Wolhusen, where there is a Good Luck Tree (Glück Wunsch Baum, May 22nd, 2013)
Collection: Silent walk
Dedicated to: Madelief dK
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If I were to fly forward |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-28
For Vanessa, who turns 23
Collection: The Big Secret
Dedicated to: Vanessa V
| I want to live on, | |
| to cherish her in my arms -- | |
| Sweet scents around us. | |
| Ik wil leven, haar | Ich möchte leben, |
| in mijn armen koesteren -- | mit ihr in meinen Armen -- |
| In zoete geuren. | In süßen Düften. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-06
And the stars shone (Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica / Giacomo Puccini) - 1900
Air "E lucevan le stelle" from the opera "Tosca" (based on the 1887 dramatic play by Victorien Sardou), 3rd act - Condemned to death, painter Mario Cavaradossi recalls his night with opera singer Floria Tosca
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Tribute to: Giacosa, Giuseppe; Illica, Luigi
Composer: Puccini, Giacomo
| I don't want to spoil | |
| my happiness, I have to -- | |
| keep hoping in you. | |
| Ik wil mijn geluk | Ich will mir mein Glück |
| niet bederven, dus moet ik -- | nicht verderben, deshalb muss -- |
| wel op jou hopen. | ich auf dich hoffen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-06
Beloved, you are my hope (Giovanni Palazzi and Domenico Lalli / Antonio Vivaldi) - 1720
Air "Amato ben, tu sei la mia speranza" from the opera "La verità in cimento" ("Truth in Contention", RV 739), 2nt act, 2nd scene - Rosane
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Tribute to: Palazzi, Giovanni; Lalli, Domenico
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio
| Let me be with him | |
| and not fight against him -- | |
| Isn't that what life is? | |
| Laat me bij hem zijn | Lass mich mit ihm sein |
| en niet tegen hem strijden -- | und nicht gegen ihn kämpfen -- |
| Zo is het leven. | So ist das Leben. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-06
Easy as life (Tim Rice / Elton John) - 1998
Song (Tim Rice, music Elton John), sung in 1999 by Tina Turner, from the musical "Aida" based on the opera by Giuseppe Verdi
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Tribute to: Rice, Tim; Turner, Tina
| I think my love wish | |
| into the world: please bring me -- | |
| you into my arms! | |
| Mijn liefdeswens denk | Ich denke meinen |
| ik de wereld in: breng mij -- | Wunsch in die Welt: bring mir dich -- |
| jou in mijn armen! | in meine Arme! |
Amsterdam, 2024-12-30
Into my arms (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds) - 1980
Song, album "The Boatman's Call"
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Tribute to: Cave, Nick
| Yet our love remains | |
| despite distance and illness -- | |
| a splendid idea. | |
| Onze liefde blijft | Unsere Liebe |
| ondanks afstand en ziekte -- | bleibt trotz Distanz und Krankheit -- |
| een prachtig idee. | als Idee sehr schön. |
Amsterdam, 2024-12-22
Collection: More
| It would be so nice | |
| every night we sing away -- | |
| all the tiredness. | |
| Het zou zo fijn zijn | Es wäre so schön, |
| elke avond zingen we -- | aber abends singen wir -- |
| alle moeheid weg. | die Ermüdung weg. |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-18
You'd be so nice to come home to (Cole Porter / Nina Simone) - 1960
Song (1942, Cole Porter, for the film "Something to shout about"), album "Nina Simone at Newport" (1960)
Collection: Home sea
Tribute to: Simone, Nina; Porter, Cole
| Others walk in love, | |
| eye in eye and hand in hand -- | |
| but me, who wants me? | |
| Anderen lopen | Andere gehen |
| oog in oog en hand in hand -- | himmlisch verliebt Hand in Hand -- |
| maar wie wil er mij? | aber wer will mich? |
Amsterdam, 2024-06-18
All the boys and girls (Françoise Hardy) - 1962
Song "Tous les garçons et les filles"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Tribute to: Hardy, Françoise
| The Kingdom of Love - | |
| Does that mean anything? All? | |
| Or is it a dream? | |
| Rijk van de Liefde - | Das Reich der Liebe - |
| Betekent dat iets? Alles? | Bedeutet das etwas? Alles? |
| Of is het een droom? | Oder träume ich? |
Amsterdam, 2024-06-15
Victory City (Salman Rushdie) - 2023
Novel "Victory City" [Vijayanagar >> Bisnaga, based on Fatehpur Sikri ('Victory City', near Agra), the capital of Emperor Abdul-Fath Jalaluddin 'Akbar' (= 'the Great' >> 'Akbar the Great')], part 3 Glory, chapter 15
Collection: Wind
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| She is so hungry | |
| to be loved, obviously -- | |
| she has not been fed. | |
| Ze hongert zo mooi | Sie hungert so schön |
| naar liefde, klaarblijkelijk -- | nach Liebe, also wurde -- |
| is ze niet gevoed. | sie nicht gefüttert. |
Amsterdam, 2024-06-15
Victory City (Salman Rushdie) - 2023
Novel "Victory City" [Vijayanagar >> Bisnaga, based on Fatehpur Sikri ('Victory City', near Agra), the capital of Emperor Abdul-Fath Jalaluddin 'Akbar' (= 'the Great' >> 'Akbar the Great')], part 3 Glory, chapter 15
Collection: Wind
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
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I think more |
Amsterdam, 2024-05-14
Collection: It takes a lot of tries to make a début
| Please just let me be | |
| let me be an empty place -- | |
| filled with a loved one. | |
| Laat mij alsjeblieft | Bitte lass mich ein |
| een lege plek zijn, gevuld -- | leerer Ort sein, gefüllt mit -- |
| met een geliefde. | einem Geliebten. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-08
An empty place to stay - XIV (Rutger Kopland) - 1974
Poem "Een lege plek om te blijven" - XIV (collection "Een lege plek om te blijven"), also published in magazine Tirade #200 (1974)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Tribute to: Kopland, Rutger
| My love must not seem | |
| like desperation, that would -- | |
| be a proposal. | |
| Mijn liefde mag niet | Die Liebe darf nicht |
| lijken op wanhoop, want dat -- | wie Verzweiflung wirken, das -- |
| zou een aanzoek zijn. | wäre ein Antrag. |
Amsterdam, 2023-07-05
The last chance - The history of a love (Simon Vestdijk) - 1960
Novel "De laatste kans - De geschiedenis van een liefde", chapter 3-3 (AD 1923)
Collection: Inmost [1]
Tribute to: Vestdijk, Simon
| Is it delusion | |
| to love someone? Is it some -- | |
| kind of comedy? | |
| Is het inbeelding | Ist die Liebe nur |
| om van iemand te houden? | Einbildung? Ist sie eine -- |
| Een soort komedie? | Art Komödie? |
Amsterdam, 2023-07-03
The last chance - The history of a love (Simon Vestdijk) - 1960
Novel "De laatste kans - De geschiedenis van een liefde", chapter 1-1 (AD 1922)
Collection: Inmost [1]
Tribute to: Vestdijk, Simon
| I saw Les amants | |
| and then I walked home, longing -- | |
| to love as they did. | |
| Ik zag Les amants, | Ich sah Les amants |
| en liep naar huis, verlangend -- | und ging nach Hause, wünschte -- |
| zó lief te hebben. | zu lieben wie sie. |
Amsterdam, 2022-09-16
The carbonised alphabet (Paul de Wispelaere) - 1992
Memoirs "Het verkoolde alfabet"
Collection: Inmost [1]
Tribute to: De Wispelaere, Paul
| Again no message | |
| in a bottle, no true love -- | |
| beginning for me. | |
| Weer geen flessenpost | Keine Flaschenpost |
| op het strand, geen begin -- | am Strand, wieder kein Anfang -- |
| van ware liefde. | der wahren Liebe. |
Amsterdam, 2022-01-31
Findling (Vonne van der Meer) - 2019
Novel "Vindeling"
Collection: VacantVoid
Tribute to: Van Der Meer, Vonne
| If only love was | |
| contagious, only too bad -- | |
| only bacilli. | |
| Was de liefde maar | Wäre Liebe mal |
| besmettelijk, maar helaas -- | ansteckend, aber leider -- |
| alleen bacillen. | nur die Bazillen. |
Amsterdam, 2022-01-30
Findling (Vonne van der Meer) - 2019
Novel "Vindeling"
Collection: VacantVoid
Tribute to: Van Der Meer, Vonne
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Do I want him |
Amsterdam, 2021-10-11
Collection: Dearme
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk
| A peach blossom branch: | |
| then it's nice to have a chat -- | |
| with a nobleman. | |
| Feest, een bloesemtak: | Fest, ein Blütenzweig: |
| heerlijk om dan te spreken -- | schön ist es, dann zu plaudern -- |
| met een edelman. | mit Männern von Stand. |
Amsterdam, 2020-09-30
The Pillow Book (Sei Sh?nagon) - 1002
Diary "Makura no S?shi" #3
Collection: Shelter
Tribute to: Shonagon, Sei
| We want each other, | |
| but not like two birds in rut -- | |
| desiring to nest. | |
| Wij willen elkaar, | Einander wollen, |
| maar niet als broedse vogels -- | ohne Brunst, nicht wie Vögel -- |
| een nest gaan bouwen. | die ein Nest bauen. |
Amsterdam, 2020-06-09
Text fragment (Anonymous) - 1100
Homosexuality
"Habent omnes volucres / nidos inceptos / nisi ego et tu / Quid expectamus nunc?"
"Hebban olla uogala / nestas hagunnan // hinase hic anda thu / uuat unbidan uue nu?"
Anonymous Old Dutch (West Flemish) and Old English (Kentish) text fragment ("All birds have begun nests, except me and you. What are we waiting for now?")
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Tribute to: Anon. [Vlaanderen]
| In my ears, my heart | |
| braces itself: Beep Beep -- | |
| no contact at all ! | |
| Mijn hart zet zich schrap | Mein Herz spannt sich an |
| in mijn oren: Tuut Tuut Tuut -- | in meinen Ohren: Piep Piep -- |
| bang van geen contact. | immer kein Kontakt! |
Amsterdam, 2020-05-04
Collection: Greeting from before
| I comfort myself | |
| with discounted chocolates -- | |
| for Valentine's Day. | |
| Ik troost mezelf maar | So tröste ich mich |
| met afgeprijsde bonbons -- | mit Angebotspralinen -- |
| van Valentijnsdag. | von Valentinstag. |
Amsterdam, 2020-02-21
all the sad left over valentine candy (Jon Nakapalau) - 2020
Poem (on AllPoetry)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2020-2029
Tribute to: Nakapalau, Jon
| If love is no dream | |
| but sharing a good habit -- | |
| you may miss the dream. | |
| Als liefde geen droom | Wenn Liebe kein Traum |
| maar goede gewoonte is -- | sondern Angewohnheit ist -- |
| mis je soms de droom. | vermisst man den Traum. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-29
Collection: More
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It is windless |
Amsterdam, 2019-04-14
Collection: Greeting from before
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I wander in my sleep |
Amsterdam, 2019-04-06
Titles of poems by AP haikusaur, published 2016-2019 on AP (AllPoetry.com)
Collection: It takes a lot of tries to make a début
Dedicated to: AP haikusaur
| Why does it happen, | |
| why does my heart open out -- | |
| to love, constantly? | |
| Waarom is het zo, | Wieso ist es so, |
| waarom opent mijn hart zich -- | wieso öffnet mein Herz sich -- |
| steeds voor de liefde? | immer für Liebe? |
Amsterdam, 2018-09-27
Water of life (Muhammad Rumi) - 1250
Ghazal (Ode) 2760
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Tribute to: Rumi, Mohamed
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On the edge, I'm dripping out |
Amsterdam, 2018-06-22
Collection: Webgarden
| Flowers may remain | |
| closed sometimes, for many years -- | |
| of awaiting love. | |
| Soms blijven bloemen | Blumen sind manchmal |
| vele jaren gesloten -- | viele Jahre geschlossen -- |
| wachtend op liefde. | wartend auf Liebe. |
Zandvoort aan Zee, 2018-01-29
The sensitive postman (Denis Thériault) - 2005
Novel "Le facteur émotif" ("The Postman's Round")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: Thériault, Denis
| Longingly I know: | |
| kissing and such isn't dirty -- | |
| if it's out of love. | |
| Verlangend weet ik: | Sehnsüchtig weiß ich: |
| kussen en zo is niet vies -- | Küsse sind nicht schmutzig, wenn -- |
| als er liefde is. | sie liebevoll sind. |
Amsterdam, 2017-11-04
The hard core - 2 (Frida Vogels) - 1993
Autobiographical account "De harde kern" (1946, Amsterdam)
Collection: ThereFrom
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| The words love, sorrow, | |
| and kiss are so beautiful -- | |
| that I dream of them. | |
| De woorden liefde, | Die Worte Liebe, |
| verdriet en kus zijn zo mooi -- | Kummer und Kuss sind so schön -- |
| dat ik er van droom. | dass ich sie träume. |
Amsterdam, 2017-10-02
Diary 1960-1961 (Frida Vogels) - 2006
"Dagboek 1960-1961" - May 4th, 1961, Bologna
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Being just the way | |
| I am, together with you -- | |
| in our messy love. | |
| Zijn zoals ik ben, | Einfach ich zu sein, |
| met jou in het rommeltje -- | mit dir im Durcheinander -- |
| van onze liefde. | unserer Liebe. |
Airplane Zürich-Amsterdam, 2017-08-28
A table full of butterflies (Tim Krabbé) - 2009
Novella "Een tafel vol vlinders"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: Krabbe, Tim
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What's the use of being beautifully young |
Amsterdam, 2017-08-17
Collection: Without reserve
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On the way |
Amsterdam, 2017-08-02
Western Motel (Edward Hopper) - 1957
Painting
Film "Shirley: visions of reality (2013, Gustav Deutsch)
Collection: NightWatch
Tribute to: Hopper, Edward; Deutsch, Gustav
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In the pond, I warm myself by the sun |
Amsterdam, 2017-08-02
Collection: The Big Secret
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School and home, everything |
Amsterdam, 2017-03-14
Collection: Webgarden
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Shall I continue |
Amsterdam, 2017-03-11
Parallel version of 0083. Ninamaste (June 15th, 2007)
Collection: Silent walk
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It is time, no more |
Amsterdam, 2017-03-10
Collection: Heart's Delight
| Beyond the ideas | |
| of we and they is a field -- | |
| where I wait for you. | |
| Voorbij gedachten | Auf dem Feld jenseits |
| van wij en zij ligt een veld -- | der Idee von uns und sie -- |
| waar ik op jou wacht. | warte ich auf dich. |
Amsterdam, 2016-12-03
Ode #171, part 3: "Beyond Islam and unbelief" (Muhammad Rumi) - 1250
Ghazal #171 "A great wagon" part 3: quatrain Isf 158 / F 395
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: Rumi, Mohamed
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There are ships sailing at sea |
Vaison-la-Romaine, 2007-06-15
Ninamasté is the absence of namasté (the respectful greeting of one's fellow human being as a representative of life)
Collection: Pending rain
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Again it is happening |
Amsterdam, 2005-09-30
The Greek word theoi, meaning gods, is literally 'runners', since Jupiter, Neptune, Mars and Venus are planets, running through the sky
Collection: Heart's Delight
