| All our clocks create | |
| the illusion that things can -- | |
| be under control. | |
| Klokken scheppen de | Die Illusion der |
| illusie, dat iets onder -- | Uhr ist, dass etwas unter -- |
| controle kan zijn. | Kontrolle sein kann. |
Amsterdam, 2026-06-24
Reflection (Bob Dylan) - 2026
Bob Dylan published a reflection on life as an eighty-year-old in the New York Times on June 14th, 2026, at the request of that newspaper
Collection: Great Flow
Tribute to: Dylan, Bob
| There are quays for, for | |
| passers-by: the spectators -- | |
| and the cargo boats. | |
| Er zijn kades voor | Es gibt Kais für die |
| de passanten: de kijkers -- | Passanten: die Zuschauer -- |
| en de vrachtschepen. | und die Frachtschiffe. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-01
With a photo of the quay of the Singelgracht, at the Kinkerbridge (August 5th, 2010, Amsterdam)
Collection: Local traffic
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK
| I'm the deputy | |
| today, the students meekly -- | |
| look me to my place. | |
| Ik val vandaag in, | Ich springe ein, ge- |
| de leerlingen kijken mij -- | fügig schauen die Schüler -- |
| gedwee naar mijn plek. | mich zu meinem Platz. |
Amsterdam, 2024-12-03
I deputize, I replace (Emma Crebolder) - 2012
Poem "Ik val in, ik vervang" (collection "Vallen")
Collection: Within the walls
Tribute to: Crebolder, Emma
| More and more order, | |
| through improvements, little steps -- | |
| towards perfection. | |
| Steeds meer orde, door | Immer mehr Ordnung, |
| verbeteringen, stappen -- | Verbesserungen, Schritte -- |
| richting volmaaktheid. | zur Vollkommenheit. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-04
On 'God' and 'Good' (Iris Murdoch) - 1969
Philosophical study "On 'God' and 'Good' " (1992, Iris Murdoch), published in: The Anatomy of Knowledge (1969), and collected in: "The Sovereignty of Good" (1970)
Collection: Dreams of love
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| If only you could | |
| take hold of the world and shake -- | |
| the whole into place... | |
| Kon je de wereld | Wenn man nur die Welt |
| maar beetpakken en alles -- | ergreifen könnte, alles -- |
| op zijn plaats schudden... | in Ordnung schütteln... |
De Koog, 2024-09-21
Requiem for a friend (Han Voskuil) - 2002
Novel "Requiem voor een vriend", chapter 1961-1964, January 15th, 1961 - The Hague, letter from Jan Bruggeman ('Breugelman')
Collection: Dirty hands
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han
| Rules are protecting | |
| order against something new -- | |
| Against creators. | |
| Regels beschermen | Die Regeln schützen |
| de orde tegen iets nieuws -- | die Ordnung vor dem Neuen -- |
| Tegen een schepper. | Vor einem Schöpfer. |
Amsterdam, 2024-05-17
The Watchers (Tahar Djaout) - 1991
Novel "Les vigiles"
Collection: Within the walls
Tribute to: Djaout, Tahar
| There is no response, | |
| would really no one smell me -- | |
| smell what I can smell? | |
| Niemand reageert, | Niemand reagiert, |
| zou dan niemand mij ruiken -- | würde niemand mich riechen -- |
| ruiken wat ik ruik? | das, was ich rieche? |
Amsterdam, 2024-03-25
Collection: Mosaic virus
| Order in the bowl: | |
| little fish at the bottom -- | |
| big ones at the top. | |
| Orde in de kom: | Ordnung in der Glas: |
| de grootste vissen boven -- | die größten Fische oben -- |
| kleintjes onderin. | die kleinen unten. |
Amsterdam, 2023-02-20
11/3/- 16:26 (Hans Groenewegen) - 2013
Poem (collection "blijven & verreizen")
Collection: Rasping ants
Tribute to: Groenewegen, Hans
| Now that everything | |
| becomes new, we cheer, restrained: | |
| so grand! so solemn! | |
| Nu alles nieuw wordt, | Jetzt wird alles neu, |
| juichen we ingehouden: | zurückhaltend jubeln wir: |
| zo groots! zo plechtig! | so etwas Großes! |
Amsterdam, 2022-09-16
Now come, Saviour of the heathens (Johann Sebastian Bach) - 1748
Song "Nun komm', der Heiden Heiland" (BWV 659, performed on the organ by Bart Rodyns in the Organpark)
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Bach, Johann Sebastian
| The Welcome signposts | |
| lead me deep into the maze -- | |
| At Shot I am out. | |
| De bordjes Welkom | Willkommensschilder |
| leiden me de doolhof in -- | ins Labyrinth, bei Impfung -- |
| Bij Prik ben ik uit. | bin ich endlich Aus. |
Amsterdam, 2021-12-23
Covid-19 (booster dose)
Collection: The drama
| The rugged mountain | |
| border road mill turns at night -- | |
| Lotte sleeps well there. | |
| Op de woeste berg | Am wüstem Berg dreht |
| draait 's nachts de grenswegmolen -- | sich nachts die Grenzwegmühle -- |
| Lotte slaapt heerlijk. | Die Lotte schläft gut. |
Amsterdam, 2020-10-08
Woestenberg: rugged mountain
Nattenmüller: night miller
Mühlerainweg 9, Grossdietwill: Mill border road
Collection: Summer birds
Dedicated to: Lotte W
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Sometimes I crash |
Amsterdam, 2020-01-01
Collection: The drama
Dedicated to: Claudia A
| Many boundaries: | |
| ditches, barbed wire, a drawn line. | |
| So we have been warned! | |
| Overal grenzen: | Grenzen überall: |
| sloten, prikkeldraad, een streep. | Gräben, Zäune, Linien. |
| We zijn gewaarschuwd! | Wir wurden gewarnt! |
Amsterdam, 2017-11-26
you're out (Laura van der Haar) - 2014
Poem "jij bent af" (collection "Bodemdrang")
Collection: Rasping ants
Tribute to: Van der Haar, Laura
| Dividing people | |
| into friends and enemies -- | |
| that's just indolence. | |
| De mensen scheiden | Menschen in Freunde |
| in vrienden en vijanden -- | und Feinde einteilen, das -- |
| dat is gemakzucht. | ist einfach Faulheit. |
Amsterdam, 2017-09-19
Diary 1958-1959 (Frida Vogels) - 2006
"Dagboek 1958-1959" - July 2nd, 1959, Milan
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
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Isis unveiled, not her mask |
Amsterdam, 2017-07-31
Collection: Lilith's Powers
| Apart from science | |
| it is not allowed by law -- | |
| to tell the whole truth. | |
| De waarheid zeggen | Es ist verboten, |
| buiten de wetenschap, ach -- | außerhalb der Wissenschaft: |
| de wet verbiedt het. | die Wahrheit sagen. |
Amsterdam, 2017-02-20
Tom Puss and The Truth Teller (Marten Toonder) - 1954
Comic strip #61 - "Tom Poes en De Waarzegger", tier 2310
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten
| Life is good because | |
| people keep repeating it -- | |
| just as it should be. | |
| Het leven is goed | Das Leben ist gut, |
| omdat we het herhalen -- | weil wir es wiederholen -- |
| juist zoals het hoort. | so wie's sein sollte. |
Konstanz, 2015-06-19
La Superba (Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer) - 2013
"Come si deve" ("As it should be")
Novel
Collection: Palace of the night
Tribute to: Pfeijffer, Ilja Leonard
| The harbour: the quays | |
| are like a flat sea, the ships -- | |
| are walls of iron. | |
| De haven: kades | Der Hafen: die Kais |
| een vlakke zee, de schepen -- | wie ein flaches Meer, Schiffe -- |
| ijzeren muren. | sind Eisenwände. |
Amsterdam, 2014-02-20
The harbour (Hans Andreus) - 1952
Poem "De haven" (collection "Italië")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1940-1959
Tribute to: Andreus, Hans
| Things go orderly, | |
| the horses plough, the train runs -- | |
| and the children play. | |
| Het gaat ordelijk, | Es geht ordentlich, |
| paarden ploegen, de trein rijdt -- | Pferde pflügen, der Zug fährt -- |
| kinderen spelen. | die Kinder spielen. |
Amsterdam, 2014-01-18
all those things happen and are (Hans Lodeizen) - 1949
Poem "al die dingen gebeuren en zijn" (published in "De vrije bladen" ["The free papers"], 1949, volume 20, book 5)
Collection: Moist glow
Tribute to: Lodeizen, Hans
| As if everything | |
| revolves around me I see -- | |
| people flashing by. | |
| Alsof om mij heen | Alles dreht sich um |
| alles draait, zie ik mensen -- | mich, ich sehe die Leute -- |
| flitsend passeren. | flitzend passieren. |
Amsterdam, 2012-07-17
Collection: Local traffic
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| Emperors and Empresses | |
| represent the Light | |
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| In me too, life is shining | |
| I shine: | |
| I live a simple life | |
| I am cheerful | |
| I am friendly | |
