| Since his death, I miss | |
| all sorts of fun things we could -- | |
| have done together. | |
| Sinds zijn dood mis ik | Ich vermisse so |
| van alles dat we samen -- | vieles, was wir gemeinsam -- |
| hadden kunnen doen. | hätten tun können. |
Amsterdam, 2026-08-04
The end of Erna Ankersmit (Anna Enquist) - 2026
Novel "Het einde van Erna Ankersmit", chapter 14
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2020-2029
Tribute to: Enquist, Anna
| Flurries of city | |
| noise between the two armchairs -- | |
| On the dumping ground. | |
| Vlagen stadslawaai | Lärmwolken der Stadt |
| tussen de twee fauteuils door -- | zwischen den beiden Sesseln -- |
| Op de vuilnisbelt. | Auf der Müllkippe. |
Amsterdam, 2026-04-01
Two leather chairs (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2010
Poem, published in the autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Femte bok" ("My struggle 5. Some Rain Must Fall", 2015, part 6) - October 1988, Bergen
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
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She left me, I hadn't realised |
Amsterdam, 2026-02-27
I threw it all away (Bob Dylan) - 1969
Song, album "Nashville Skyline"
Song "Als ze er niet is" ("When she's not there", 1994, De Dijk), album "De blauwe schuit" - 'Een man weet niet wat hij mist' ('A man doesn't know what he's missing')
Collection: Great Flow
Tribute to: Dylan, Bob; De Dijk
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Alone in bed, that's not so bad |
Amsterdam, 2026-02-19
So Far Away (Mick Jagger and Keith Richards) - 1978
Song, album "Some Girls"
Collection: More
Tribute to: The Rolling Stones
Dedicated to: Madelief dK
| Of course I miss you, | |
| so often I think of you -- | |
| and you loving me. | |
| Natuurlijk mis ik | Ich vermisse dich, |
| jou, ik denk vaak aan jou, dat -- | und ich denke oft daran -- |
| jij veel van mij houdt. | dass du mich sehr liebst. |
Amsterdam, 2025-11-03
Remember me (Robert Lopez en Kristen Anderson-Lopez) - 2017
Song, animated film "Coco" (directed by Lee Unkrich)
Remembrance of loved one who have passed away, especially on the 'Día de los Muertos' (Day of the Dead)
Collection: Inwardings
Tribute to: Lopez, Robert & Kristen
| Without her, it doesn't | |
| taste good, while a guinea pig -- | |
| would feast upon it. | |
| Het smaakt niet zonder | Ohne sie schmeckt's nicht, |
| haar, terwijl een cavia -- | obschon ein Meerschweinchen es -- |
| ervan zou smullen. | genießen würde. |
Amsterdam, 2025-10-28
The ortolan (Maarten 't Hart) - 1984
Novella "De ortolaan", chapter 3. A functional embrace
Collection: The Note Tree
Tribute to: T Hart, Maarten
| Remembering some- | |
| one, the light of a star that -- | |
| is no longer there. | |
| Je herinnert je | Du erinnerst dich |
| iemand, het licht van een ster -- | an ihn, das Licht eines Sterns -- |
| die er niet meer is. | der nicht mehr da ist. |
Amsterdam, 2025-09-19
Hey good morning, how are you? (Martina Hefter) - 2024
Novel "Hey guten Morgen, wie geht es dir?", chapter Four
Collection: Glimpsed
Tribute to: Hefter, Martina
| At last you come and | |
| you throw open my shutters -- | |
| Without seeing me. | |
| Eindelijk kom je, | Endlich kommst du, reißt |
| je gooit mijn luiken open -- | meine Fensterläden auf -- |
| Zonder mij te zien. | aber siehst mich nicht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-31
The shutters were thrown open, I didn't know if it would be you (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "De luiken werden opengegooid, ik wist niet of jij het zou zijn", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part X [Father], and in "Diary 1962-1963" - November 11th, 1974, Bologna
Collection: Overwritten
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| Birds and snakes, not you, | |
| upon my homecoming from -- | |
| the realm of the dead. | |
| Vogels en slangen, | Vögel und Schlangen, |
| jij niet, bij mijn terugkomst -- | nicht du, bei meiner Rückkehr -- |
| uit het dodenrijk. | aus dem Totenreich. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-28
Orpheus (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Orfeus", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3" [part XI, Deceased]), and in "Diary 1974-1976" (2013) - February 3rd, 1974, Amsterdam
Collection: Overwritten
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| I'm drifting, tick tick | |
| ticks the time while you are far -- | |
| away without me. | |
| Ik dobber, tik tik | Ich treibe, tick tick |
| tikt de tijd terwijl jij ver -- | tickt die Zeit, während du weit -- |
| weg zonder mij bent. | weg bist, ohne mich. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-28
Boat by the coast (Mikis Theodorakis) - 1963
Song "Varka sto gialo"
Collection: Here &Now&
Composer: Theodorakis, Mikis
| I am sitting on | |
| the edge of the bath, oh, my -- | |
| parents are no more. | |
| Ik zit op de rand | Ich liege in der |
| van het bad, ach, mijn ouders -- | Badewanne, und habe -- |
| zijn er nu niet meer. | keine Eltern mehr. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-25
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels) - 2012
"Dagboek 1972-1973" - June 24th, 1972, Bologna
Collection: Overwritten
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| In my writings I | |
| am with you again, as long -- | |
| as I reread them. | |
| In mijn teksten ben | In meinen Texten |
| ik bij jou, zijn we samen -- | bin ich bei dir, solange -- |
| zolang ik ze lees. | ich sie nachlese. |
Amsterdam, 2025-08-03
I wanted to talk to you (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Ik wou met je praten", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part V [Mother], and in "Diary 1964-1965" (2008) - December 23rd, 1965, Bologna
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| I wander around, | |
| passing the same witnesses -- | |
| and you are nowhere. | |
| Langs steeds dezelfde | Ich komme nur an |
| getuigen dwaal ik hier rond -- | denselben Zeugen vorbei: |
| en jij bent nergens. | du bist nirgendwo. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-28
Endlessly tangled crisscross paths (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Eindeloos verwarde kriskraspaden", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part VI [Kees]), and in "Diary 1964-1965" (2008) - May 8th, 1964, Bologna
Collection: Self-portraits
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| What help can good deeds | |
| be for me? They never shall -- | |
| bring you back to me. | |
| Wat helpen goede | Helfen mir gute |
| daden mij? Ze brengen jou -- | Taten? Ach, sie bringen dich -- |
| niet terug bij mij. | nicht zurück zu mir. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-22
I act like (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Verse "Ik gedraag mij", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part VI [Kees]), and in "Diary 1960-1961" (2006) - January 20th, 1961, Bologna
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| I have my longing | |
| hands full of shards from the times -- | |
| we were together. | |
| Ik heb mijn handen | Meine Hände sind |
| vol scherven van de keren -- | voller Scherben aus der Zeit -- |
| dat je bij mij was. | als du bei mir warst. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-16
If I didn't see you again - well, the city (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Zag ik je niet terug - wel, de stad", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part III [Ennio and Kees]) - November 14th, 1955, Milan
Collection: ThereFrom
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| I just rock myself | |
| in the words I sing, oh, if -- | |
| only you were here... | |
| Ik wieg mijzelf maar | Ich wiege mich mit |
| in de woorden die ik zing -- | den Worten, die ich singe -- |
| Ach, was jij maar hier... | Wenn du nur hier wärst... |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-11
Oh, stay, my dearest life (Picander / Johann Sebastian Bach) - 1738
Oratorio for Ascension Day "Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen" ("Laud to God in all his kingdoms", BWV 11 / BC D9), air "Ach, bleibe doch, mein liebstes Leben"
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Tribute to: Picander
Composer: Bach, Johann Sebastian
| For days I have been | |
| living without him, but hey -- | |
| I cannot skip them. | |
| Al dagen leef ik | Seit Tagen bin ich |
| zonder hem, maar ja, ik kan -- | ohne ihn, aber ich kann -- |
| ze niet overslaan. | sie nicht auslassen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-10
Considering the facts (Griet Op de Beeck) - 2018
Novella "Gezien de feiten", chapter 25
Collection: After the festivities
Tribute to: Op de Beeck, Griet
| I wake up next to | |
| the empty spot where never -- | |
| has lain my loved one. | |
| Ik word wakker naast | Ich wache neben |
| de lege plek waar mijn lief -- | dem leeren Platz auf, an dem -- |
| nooit heeft gelegen. | mein Liebster nie lag. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-09
Considering the facts (Griet Op de Beeck) - 2018
Novella "Gezien de feiten", chapter 15
Collection: VacantVoid
Tribute to: Op de Beeck, Griet
| If she had gone home | |
| on time back then, I would not -- | |
| be missing her now. | |
| Als ze toen op tijd | Wäre sie damals |
| naar huis gegaan was, zou ik -- | gegangen, ich würde sie -- |
| haar nu niet missen. | jetzt nicht vermissen. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-27
You can't stop summer either (Dimitri Verhulst) - 2015
Novella "De zomer hou je ook niet tegen", page 34
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2010-2019
Tribute to: Verhulst, Dimitri
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I lie awake, not wanting |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-12
Collection: Webgarden
| I've gotten used to | |
| his absence, but not to the -- | |
| feeling of missing. | |
| Wel gewend geraakt | Ich hab mich gewöhnt |
| aan zijn afwezigheid, maar -- | an seine Abwesenheit -- |
| niet aan het gemis. | nicht ans Vermissen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-24
Collection: Greeting from before
Dedicated to: Ineke J
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The same black and white photo |
Amsterdam, 2024-02-19
Collection: Moons
|
I here, you there |
Amsterdam, 2021-12-17
Sticky fingers (The Rolling Stones) - 1971
- "Wild horses"
- "I got the blues"
- "Moonlight Mile"
Songs on the Album "Sticky fingers" (1971, The Rolling Stones)
Collection: Greeting from before
Tribute to: The Rolling Stones
| Tomorrow you'll come | |
| back, or later, or never -- | |
| you'll never leave me. | |
| Morgen kom jij weer | Du wirst ja kommen, |
| terug, of later, of nooit -- | morgen, später, oder nie -- |
| nooit verlaat je mij. | du verlässt mich nie. |
Amsterdam, 2021-09-11
you left me alone (Hans Lodeizen) - 1949
Poem "je hebt me alleen gelaten"
Collection: Moist glow
Tribute to: Lodeizen, Hans
| I watch my sister, | |
| she walks down the lane and waves -- | |
| I'm feeling alone. | |
| Ik kijk mijn zus na, | Meine Schwester geht, |
| ze loopt de laan af en zwaait -- | ich sehe sie nach, fühle -- |
| Ik voel me alleen. | mich so alleine. |
Terborg, 2021-08-06
Collection: Heart's Delight
Dedicated to: Miek dK
| Time is the thing, come, | |
| take me, what am I doing -- | |
| here, where you are not! | |
| Tijd is alles, kom | Zeit ist alles, komm, |
| me halen, wat doe ik hier -- | hole mich, was mache ich -- |
| zonder jou erbij! | hier, wo du nicht bist! |
Amsterdam, 2021-03-16
Where you are not (Yevgueni) - 2017
Song "Waar jij niet bent" (album "Tijd is alles")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2010-2019
Tribute to: Yevgueni (Debrue, Klaas)
| I'm getting so cold | |
| without you, because it snows -- | |
| It snows white despair. | |
| Ik krijg het zo koud | Mir wird kalt ohne |
| zonder jou, omdat het sneeuwt -- | dich, weil es schneit, weh, es schneit -- |
| witte wanhoop sneeuwt. | weiße Verzweiflung. |
Amsterdam, 2020-12-29
Snow is falling (Salvatore Adamo) - 1964
Song "Tombe la neige"
Collection: Blankets of snow
Tribute to: Adamo, Salvatore
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Broken contact, what can you |
Amsterdam, 2020-11-14
Collection: Metamorphic body
Dedicated to: Tess vB
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They mean well |
Amsterdam, 2019-12-08
Collection: More
Dedicated to: Dory dK
| I'm ahead of you, | |
| when it dawns I look behind -- | |
| and only see snakes. | |
| Ik loop voor jou uit, | Ich geh vor dir her, |
| het wordt licht, ik kijk om en -- | es wird hell, ich schau mich um, |
| zie alleen slangen. | sehe nur Schlangen. |
Amsterdam, 2017-12-20
Orpheus (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem, published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3" [part XI, Deceased]), and in "Diary 1974-1976" (2013) - February 3rd, 1974, Amsterdam
Collection: Overwritten
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
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Light dances out from the club |
Amsterdam, 2017-10-26
Collection: More
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Again I come to taste you |
Amsterdam, 2017-03-29
Abracadabar: Café artistique in the Avenue Jean Jaurès in Paris (September 3rd, 2006)
Collection: Heart's Delight
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What am I doing here |
Amsterdam, 2017-03-07
Reguliersdwarsstraat 87, Amsterdam
Collection: Heart's Delight
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A snowy blanket |
Amsterdam, 2017-01-12
Collection: Moons
|
The postcard, growing yellow |
Amsterdam, 2016-11-24
Collection: Pending rain
| Two empty chairs, the | |
| street noise, and daydreams of not -- | |
| my girl anymore. | |
| Twee lege stoelen, | Zwei leere Stühle, |
| stadslawaai, en dagdromen -- | Stadtlärm, und Tagträume von -- |
| van niet mijn meisje. | nicht meinem Mädchen. |
Amsterdam, 2015-01-28
Two leather chairs (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2010
Poem, published in the autobiographical novel "Min Kamp. Femte bok" ("My struggle 5. Some Rain Must Fall", 2015, part 6) - October 1988, Bergen
Collection: Leaving
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove
| Just the autumn rains | |
| and these old headlines: no more -- | |
| visits from my love. | |
| Alleen maar regen | Nur der Herbstregen |
| en oude krantenkoppen: | und Schlagzeilen: mein Liebling -- |
| mijn lief komt niet meer. | wird nicht mehr kommen. |
Amsterdam, 2014-12-03
Long Island Chinese Poem Rain (Jack Kerouac) - 1960
Poem (collection "Pomes All sizes")
Collection: MistI
Tribute to: Kerouac, Jack
| It just keeps growing | |
| and fills up the living room -- | |
| that you are not there. | |
| Het blijft maar groeien | Es dehnt sich weiter |
| en vult heel de huiskamer: | aus, füllt den gesamten Raum: |
| dat jij er niet bent. | dass du nicht da bist. |
Amsterdam, 2014-05-29
Happy years (Daniele Luchetti) - 2013
This poem relates to the sculpture that artist Guido (Kim Rossi Stuart) makes in the movie "Anni felici" ("Happy years", Daniele Luchetti, 2013)
Collection: NightWatch
Tribute to: Luchetti, Daniele
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Everything goes on |
Amsterdam, 0000-00-00
Collection: Webgarden
