| I am ready, braced | |
| to jump ashore, but wildly -- | |
| the breakers ebb back. | |
| Ik sta al klaar om | Ich bin bereit, an |
| aan land te springen, maar wild -- | Land zu springen, aber wild -- |
| ebt de zee terug. | ebbt das Meer zurück. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-26
The wave carried my little boat close to the shore (Frida Vogels) - 2007
Verse "De golf droeg mijn bootje tot vlak onder de kust", published in "Diary 1962-1963" - August 3rd, 1963, Bologna
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| There is no detour, | |
| my goal unreachable, blocked -- | |
| by the obstacle. | |
| Er is geen omweg, | Mein Ziel erweist sich |
| mijn doel is onbereikbaar -- | als unerreichbar, blockiert -- |
| door het obstakel. | durch das Hindernis. |
Amsterdam, 2025-07-20
A catastrophe (Frida Vogels) - 1994
Poem "Een katastrofe", published in the collection "De harde kern 3" ("The hard core 3", part IV [Frida]), and in "Diary 1958-1959" (2006) - October 7th, 1958, Luxemburg (about a walk along Lake Albano [Lago di Albano], Palazzuolo, near Castel Gandolfo)
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida
| I'm disappointed, | |
| nevertheless, as always -- | |
| I count my blessings. | |
| Het valt me tegen, | Es ist enttäuschend, |
| maar zoals altijd tel ik -- | aber wie immer zähl ich -- |
| mijn zegeningen. | meine Segnungen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-10
The reading club (Renate Dorrestein) - 2010
Roman "De leesclub", chapter Five
Collection: Beyond the Cape
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| My world falls apart, | |
| but everything just goes on -- | |
| despite of my pain. | |
| Mijn wereld stort in., | Meine Welt brach und |
| maar alles gaat gewoon door -- | alles geht einfach weiter -- |
| ongeacht mijn pijn. | trotz meines Schmerzes. |
Amsterdam, 2024-08-19
The Sandcastle (Iris Murdoch) - 1957
Novel, chapter Twelve
Collection: Dreams of love
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| I'm good in dying, | |
| yet I get up, bright and strong: | |
| I tried and I failed. | |
| Ik kan goed doodgaan, | Ich kann gut sterben, |
| maar ik sta stralend weer op: | stehe aber strahlend auf: |
| oefening mislukt. | Übung misslungen. |
Amsterdam, 2021-03-20
Lady Lazarus (Sylvia Plath) - 1962
Poem (collection "Ariel")
Collection: Actively Passive
Tribute to: Plath, Sylvia
| My house: black and flat, | |
| beaten down with me in it -- | |
| Look there! The full moon! | |
| Mijn huis: zwart en plat | Mein Haus: schwarz und platt |
| geslagen met mij erin -- | geschlagen mit mir darin -- |
| Kijk! De volle maan! | Schau da! Der Vollmond! |
Amsterdam, 2017-07-17
Sir Bumble and The Muse-Web (Marten Toonder) - 1956
Comic strip #68 - "Heer Bommel en De Muzenis", strips 2743 and 2746
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten
|
Girl, do stand still for a while, please |
Amsterdam, 2008-05-12
Gentlemens distress (Armando and Cherry Duyns)
"Herenleed - een programma van weemoed en verlangen" ("Gentlemen's Distress - a program of melancholy and longing", 1971-1997)
Collection: Pending rain
Tribute to: Duyns, Cherry; Armando
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Sometimes |
Amsterdam, 2006-05-21
Collection: Greeting from before
