Zywa

Again I'm hoping,

again I reach for your love --

again it recedes.



Steeds opnieuw hoop ik,	Wieder hoffe ich,
steeds reik ik naar jouw liefde --	greife ich nach der Liebe --
steeds weer wijkt ze weg.	und weicht sie zurück.

Poem S2857
Amsterdam, 2025-08-09
Diary 1968-1969 (Frida Vogels) - 2010
"Dagboek 1968-1969" - June 15th, 1968, Bologna - Tantalus
Collection: Between us
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida

I only see you

at night, will soldiers ever --

catch us in the act?



Alleen 's nachts zie ik	Nur nachts sehe ich
jou, betrappen soldaten --	dich, werden uns Soldaten --
ons op heterdaad?	dabei erwischen?

Poem H5704
Amsterdam, 2025-07-18
I don't see you in the daytime (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Overdag zie ik je niet", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part III [Ennio and Kees]) - October 17th, 1956, Rome
Collection: Old sore
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida

Follow love around,

even though I don't want you --

or you flee from me.



Ren de liefde na,	Lauf der Liebe nach,
ook al wil ik jou niet meer --	auch wenn ich dich nicht mehr will --
of vlucht jij voor mij.	oder du durchbrennst.

Poem H4711
Amsterdam, 2024-06-18
Love runs away (Françoise Hardy) - 1963
Song "L'Amour s'en va" - Eurovision song contest Grand Prix 1963, as representative of Monaco
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60^s and 70^s
Tribute to: Hardy, FranÃ§oise

Spring, this is the time

to enjoy the game of love --

Forward! Move out now!



Lente, nu zal ik	Frühling, ich werde
van de liefde genieten --	mir die Liebe genießen --
Vooruit! Eropuit!	Raus! Jetzt geht es los!

Poem H4333
Amsterdam, 2023-12-03
The joyous face of Spring (Carmina Burana, Carl Orff) - 1200
Song "Veris leta facies" from the collection "Songs from Bebnediktbeuern", set to music by Carl Orff in 1937
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Tribute to: Anon. [Deutschland]
Composer: Orff, Carl

True Love! Be happy

when you find it, be happy --

you're looking for it.



De liefde! Wees blij	Liebe! Sei glücklich,
wanneer je haar vindt, wees blij --	wenn du sie findest, glücklich --
dat je naar haar zoekt.	dass du danach suchst.

Poem H4263
Amsterdam, 2023-10-28
Lighthousekeeping (Jeanette Winterson) - 2004
Novel, chapter Great Exhibition [AD 1851]
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 0^s
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette

You have to pay: be

beautiful, and nice, and hope --

it is sufficient.



Je moet betalen:	Wir müssen zahlen:
mooi zijn, en leuk, en hopen --	schön sein, und nett, und hoffen --
dat het genoeg is.	es wird ausreichen.

Poem S1185
Amsterdam, 2021-06-06
All-crushing - Faxing to Ger #3 (Nicolien Mizee) - 2019
Diary-novel "Allesverpletterende - Faxen aan Ger" (Nicolien Mizee)
Collection: Out of place
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien

Zywa Endorphin sweets

Sometimes I need someone
let us have a chat
meet somewhere here
or in a conversation box
we could laugh together
and share some
endorphin sweets
cutting isn't enough

red lines, welling up
from my heart
the kerfs of my tribe
saw teeth, welling up
from my heart
and read my poetry
red lines, welling up
from my heart

Poem 2143
Amsterdam, 2019-03-09
The Niuachi = People of the River Mouth, the Missouria tribe
Collection: Inflictions
Dedicated to: Siera Mayhew

Is making love a

new, skimming way to fly up --

without gravity?



Is liefde een nieuw,	Ist Liebe eine
scherend soort omhoogvliegen --	gleitende Art des Fliegens --
zonder zwaartekracht?	ohne die Schwerkraft?

Poem H2357
Amsterdam, 2019-01-13
Why is it (Hans Andreus) - 1958
Poem "Waarom is het" (collection "Zoon van Eros")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 40^s and 50^s
Tribute to: Andreus, Hans

My heart, aimlessly

drifting in the foggy gloam --

is dreaming of love.



Doelloos dwaalt mijn hart	Ziellos schweift mein Herz
door de schemer van de mist --	durch die Nebeldämmerung --
dromend van liefde.	träumend, von Liebe.

Poem H2298
Amsterdam, 2018-10-03
The city sneaks through foggy twilight (Andreas Burnier) - 1965
Poem "De stad sluipt door een schemering van mist" in the novel "Een tevreden lach", chapter 'De trein' (The train)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 60^s and 70^s
Tribute to: Burnier, Andreas

Zywa Fresh kisses

I look around in my short dress
slide into the splits right away
will certainly be kissed

tonight, or else tomorrow
I've been waiting so long, sucking on the mint
in my mouth, I like fresh kisses

when I dance and in bed
when I wake up
from my dreams of a man

whom I can follow
to where I want to go
who knows the way

in the maze
isn't just running around
not just doing anything

not frustrated again, a failure
if the invisible hand of a woman
does not help him

Poem 1179
Amsterdam, 2017-03-10
Collection: Heart's Delight

Zywa A lover

Coffee at the museum
always something to see, the air
cushions around the people

Someone with a spot
on his trousers, I pay
for him, discretely

inspect his trousers
cheerfully ask questions
laugh a lot in the first place

and make another date
it was fun
Confess immediately

if the police points at me, yes
deliberate conscious, so what?
His strong stories

I do not believe, but his kisses
yes, no air in between us
gently sucking

for once, perhaps
one decisive time, I like to think
occasionally when I come

rain or shine, leaving home in the morning
to have a coffee, I am
a lover, that does matter

Poem 1156
Amsterdam, 2017-03-08
Collection: Heart's Delight

Zywa And what else may happen

I don't need a mirror
so beautiful I feel in place
tonight in the concert hall

The unspoken expectation
of the buzz to where
we will be taken

and what else may happen -

the wide neck slides down my
hand lingers there and waits
before stroking my shoulder

in between the heads a fortuitous look
gets stuck on me, his attention
comes under the influence

of my arranging hair
and impatiently shifting position
while the show goes on

Poem 903
Amsterdam, 2016-12-19
Collection: Heart's Delight

January 1:

again we embrace and kiss --

kiss 1 kiss 2 kiss



1 Januari:	1. Januar:
weer omhelzen we elkaar --	wieder umarmen wir uns --
kus 1 kus 2 kus	Kuss 1 Kuss 2 Kuss

Poem H0562
Amsterdam, 2013-08-24
Collection: New Ago

I need a lover,

so I often show myself --

from my hiding place.



Ook ik wil een lief,	Ich möchte lieben,
ik laat me voortdurend zien --	also zeig ich mich ständig --
vanuit mijn schuilplaats.	aus meinem Versteck.

Poem H0247
Amsterdam, 2012-03-26
Collection: Heart's Delight

Zywa Teapot Books Mikado

I like early mornings
then I'm on my way with a cart
and every day I find something

that has been put on the pavements
of the city, a teapot
tools, books, mikado
an outdated radio
a kitchen chair and stuff

In the winter I rummage about in the pub
in the summer along the canals
A failed, sometimes beloved man

Till my true one and I
will occupy an empty house
with a teapot, books, mikado
tools, an outdated radio
a kitchen chair and stuff

Poem 150
Amsterdam, 2010-09-13
Collection: Migration

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