The threshold. The bride

steps over it, expectant --


No more romance now!


De drempel. De bruidDie Schwelle. Die Braut
stapt vol verwachting binnen --geht voller Erwartung ein --

Geen romantiek meer!Schluss mit Romantik!

Poem S3252
Zandvoort aan Zee, 2026-09-03
Lines 'The threshold, / the difference between the bride's joy / and disappointment' from a poem in the collection "Midnight" (2025, Mourid al-Barghouti, translation 2026), quoted in the novel "L'homme qui lisait des livres" ("The man who read books", 2025, Rachid Benzine), chapter "The House of Return – Gaza", named after the poetry collection "The House of Ra'd' " / "La maison du retour" / "The House of Return" (1972, Mourid al-Barghouti)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: Barghouti, Mourid al- 
 

Dear bride and groom, dis-

solve a layer of yourselves --


like contact glue does.


Bruid en bruidegom,Braut und Bräutigam,
los een laag van jezelf op --löst etwas von euch selbst auf --

zoals contactlijm.wie Kontaktkleber.

Poem H6250
Amsterdam, 2026-05-14
Great love advice (Ellen Deckwitz) - 2026
Column "Geweldig liefdesadvies", in the NRC of May 12th, 2026
Collection: Death on Cast
Tribute to: Deckwitz, Ellen 
 

Whitsun. At the train

stations there is the circus --


noise of wedding guests.


Op de treinstationsPfingsten. An den Bahn-
is er het circuslawaai --höfen herrscht der Zirkuslärm --

van bruiloftsgasten.von Hochzeitsgästen.

Poem H6123
Amsterdam, 2026-02-28
The Whitsun Weddings (Philip Larkin) - 1964
Poem
Collection: Here &Now&
Tribute to: Larkin, Philip 
 

With the wedding ring

he promises his body --


to her, to serve her.


En met de trouwringMit dem Ehering
belooft hij haar zijn lichaam --verspricht er seinen Körper --

Om haar te dienen.Um ihr zu dienen.

Poem H4881
Amsterdam, 2024-08-27
Book of Common Prayer (England) - 1552
The "Book of Common Prayer" (second version, 1552) prescribes that at a marriage the groom puts the wedding ring upon the fourth finger of the woman's left hand and thereby says: With this ring I thee wedde; with my body I thee worship; and with all my worldly goodes I thee endow
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Tribute to: Anon. [England] 
 

No marriage vow, but

something special: a wedding --


that, oops, is cancelled.


Geen bruiloftsfeest, maarKeine Hochzeit, nein,
iets bijzonders: een bruiloft --besonders: eine Hochzeit --

die afgelast wordt.die abgesagt wird.

Poem H4814
Amsterdam, 2024-07-31
Jackson's Dilemma (Iris Murdoch) - 1995
Novel, chapter One
Collection: Longing and Loss
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris 
 

A quick marriage,

with a lasso around us --


to seal it tightly.


Een snelhuwelijk,Eine Schnell-Heirat,
met een lasso om ons heen --ein Lasso um uns herum --

als bezegeling.zur Besiegelung.

Poem S2169
Amsterdam, 2024-04-02
The Moor's Last Sigh (Salman Rushdie) - 1995
Novel, chapter "Spices from Malabar", (2-) 12
Collection: Sludge
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman 
 

After our wedding

there's just the two of us, now --


we must be happy.


Na onze bruiloftNach unsrer Hochzeit
met zijn tweeën: nu moeten --zu zweit: klar, jetzt müssen wir --

we gelukkig zijn.uns glücklich fühlen.

Poem H4444
Amsterdam, 2024-01-16
The Storm / The drowned (Margriet de Moor) - 2005
Novel "De verdronkene", § 3-5 and § 3-6
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: De Moor, Margriet 
 

Straight into heaven,

like a rocket, with my love:


that's the life I want!


Zo de hemel in,So in den Himmel,
als een raket, met mijn lief:wie eine Rakete, so --

zo wil ik leven!möchte ich leben!

Poem H4440
Amsterdam, 2024-01-13
The Bride (Marc Chagall) - 1950
Painting "La Mariée"
Film "Notting Hill" (1999, screenplay Richard Curtis, direction Roger Michell)

Collection: It takes a lot of tries to make a début
Tribute to: Chagall, Marc; Curtis, Richard 
 

Right now I'll marry

you, so as not to marry --


someone serious.


Ik trouw nu meteen.Ich heirate dich,
met jou, anders trouw ik nog --damit ich nicht heirate --

een ernstige vrouw.auf ernsten Weise.

Poem S1623
Amsterdam, 2023-01-01
Mrs. Hope (Luigi Pirandello) - 1903
Story "La signora Speranza" - II
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Tribute to: Pirandello, Luigi 
 

The dying man gets

married, the ring binds his name --


to the newborn child.


Op zijn sterfbed nogSterbend heiraten,
getrouwd, de ring bindt zijn naam --seinen Namen an das Kind --

aan het nieuwe kind.binden mit dem Ring.

Poem H3613
Amsterdam, 2022-12-17
The hand of the poor sick man (Luigi Pirandello) - 1917
Story "La mano del malato povero"
Collection: Being my own museum
Tribute to: Pirandello, Luigi 
 

Zywa My father's big smile on Good Couple's Day (11/22)

Given in marriage, my father
with a big smile at the table
smelling of leather
his big hands

that begin his speech
with a heavy ruffle
on the shoulder of my love:
on him, I can count

He beats a burden
out of his heart, into my husband
we toast and drink
from crystal goblets

bigger than our face
a circle of distorting mirrors
in the crystal balls
we enjoy ourselves

the witnesses get drunk
they have been married for a long time
and don't care about the moon nor
beds that are waiting, asleep

Poem 1247
Amsterdam, 2019-12-28
ii [yoi]=good/happy, fuufu=couple
ii=11 sounds like ii=good, and fuufu=november sounds like fuufu=couple

Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly
 

I'm getting married,

yes, on the Day Of My Life --


then: the afterplay!


Ja, ik ga trouwen,Ich heirate, am
op de Dag Van Mijn Leven --Schönsten Tag Meines Lebens --

en dan: het naspel!und dann: das Nachspiel!

Poem S0856
Amsterdam, 2019-03-28
Variant: afterplay >> afterlife
Collection: More
 

My wedding day: tight

dress, pinching ring, what am I --


getting me into?


Mijn trouwdag: de ringHochzeit: der Ring kneift
knelt en mijn jurk zit te strak --und mein Kleid ist eng, worauf --

Waar begin ik aan?lasse ich mich ein?

Poem S0830
Amsterdam, 2019-01-20
An empty house (Marga Minco) - 1966
Autobiography "Een leeg huis"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Tribute to: Minco, Marga 
 

And then it is time

to get married: you do it --


if someone wants you.


En dan is het tijdUnd dann ist es Zeit
om te trouwen: je doet het --zu heiraten: du machst es --

als iemand jou wil.wenn jemand dich will.

Poem S0555
Amsterdam, 2017-11-02
Diary 1962-1963 (Frida Vogels) - 2007
"Dagboek 1962-1963" - June 19th, 1963, Bologna
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida 
 

Zywa Party time, who wants

It's party time, everyone pretends
I am a virgin, my gown
is properly white

with blue ribbons and silver
embroidery, just like mama
wore it

I borrowed the hat
my shoes are new and the ring
I will never take off

our life happily ever after
is officially beginning
never too large or too small

that's agreed, signed
in blue and silver, borrowed and new
it's party time, who wants

to catch the flowers?

Poem 1178
Amsterdam, 2017-03-10
Collection: Heart's Delight
 

The bride: a present

in tulle, the veil that conceals --


nothing of her love.


De bruid: een geschenkDie Braut: ein Geschenk
in tule, die niets verhult --in Tüll, der nichts verbirgt von --

van haar verliefdheid.ihrer Verliebtheit.

Poem H0292
Amsterdam, 2012-06-27
Collection: NightWatch
 

A white vibration,

of the blossoms, I shiver --


for what is to come.


Een witte trilling,Ein weiße Schwingung,
van de bloesems, ik huiver --der Blüten, ich zittere --

voor wat komen gaat.für was kommen wird.

Poem H0258
Amsterdam, 2012-04-08
Collection: Heart's Delight
 

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