Winter, no colours,

migratory birds and leaves --


The crow caws louder.


Winter, geen kleuren,Winter, keine Zug-
trekvogels en ruisend blad --vögel, Blätter und Farben --

De kraai krast luider.Die Krähe krächzt laut.

Poem H6275
Amsterdam, 2026-05-23
Winter (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2015
Autobiographical novel "Om vinteren", part 1, chapter 'December', § 'Winter sounds' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Collection: Writing
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove 
 

The forest rustles

and the birds sing, well, that is --


what we call silence.


In het bos ruist het,Es raschelt im Wald,
er zingen vogels, en dat --die Vögel singen, und das --

noemen we stilte.nennen wir Stille.

Poem H6274
Amsterdam, 2026-05-22
Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgård) - 2015
Autobiographical novel "Om høsten", part 3, chapter 'November', § 'Silence' - Glemmingebro (near Ystad)
Collection: Writing
Tribute to: Knausgård, Karl Ove 
 

The sun says so much,

but the moon emits a light --


that listens to you.


De zon zegt zo veel,Die Sonne sagt viel,
maar de maan verspreidt een licht --aber das Licht des Mondes --

dat naar je luistert.hört dir eben zu.

Poem H6226
Amsterdam, 2026-04-28
Night guide (Marjolijn van Heemstra) - 2025
Novel "Nachtgids", paragraph 14
Collection: Finethreads
Tribute to: Van Heemstra, Marjolijn 
 

I lie wide awake,

listening attentively --


to no sounds at all.


Ik lig klaarwakker,Ich liege hellwach
aandachtig te luisteren --und lausche sehr aufmerksam --

naar geen geluiden.keinen Geräuschen.

Poem H5134
Amsterdam, 2024-12-17
The Unicorn (Iris Murdoch) - 1963
Novel, part 1, chapter 4
Collection: Dreams of love
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris 
 

It's a quiet day.

I'm standing at the window --


contemplating rain.


Weer een stille dag.Ein ruhiger Tag.
Aan het raam denk ik lang na --Am Fenster betrachte ich --

over de regen.lange den Regen.

Poem H4012
Amsterdam, 2023-08-02
The Queen of the Tambourine (Jane Gardam) - 1991
Novel, § April 12th (1990)
Collection: VacantVoid
Tribute to: Gardam, Jane 
 

Great, swimming at night,

alone in the silent lake --


black trees around me.


's Nachts zwemmen, alleenNachts schwimmen, allein
in het stille meer, omringd --im stillen See, umgeben --

door zwarte bomen.von schwarzen Bäumen.

Poem H3739
Amsterdam, 2023-02-21
Collection: Metamorphic body
 

When it is quiet,

a tone rings out clear and light --


with all of its weight.


Wanneer het stil is,Wenn es ruhig ist,
klinkt een toon helder en licht --klingt ein Ton klar und leicht, mit --

met heel zijn gewicht.all seinem Gewicht.

Poem H3547
Amsterdam, 2022-10-30
piece 2004/1, piece 2004/2 (Manfred Werder) - 2004
"stück 2004/1" und "stück 2004/2" für Klavier ("piece 2004/1" and "piece 2004/2" for piano, 2004, Manfred Werder), performed by Samuel Vriezen in the Organpark on October 30th, 2022
Collection: org ANP ark 
Composer: Werder, Manfred 
 

It is the silence

that I notice all night long --


as if I'm dreaming.


Het is de stilteEs ist die Stille,
die me heel de nacht opvalt --die die ganze Nacht auffällt --

alsof ik het droom.wie in einem Traum.

Poem H3338
Amsterdam, 2022-06-17
Collection: Greeting from before
 

Silent night, pale-black

black the sky, high the full moon --


peace over the earth.


Lichtzwarte zwarteBlass-schwarzer schwarzer
hemel, hoge volle maan --Himmel, ein hoher Vollmond --

vrede op aarde.Frieden auf Erden.

Poem H3051
Amsterdam, 2021-10-03
Normal people (Sally Rooney) - 2018
Novel
Connell and Marianne drive to his mother's house on Christmas Eve

Collection: Stream
Tribute to: Rooney, Sally 
 

Absolute silence,

the hand indicates zero:


the taiga, snowy.


Totale stilte,Völlige Stille,
het wijzertje slaat niet uit:der Zeiger bewegt sich nicht:

de taiga, besneeuwd.die Taiga, im Schnee.

Poem H2255
Amsterdam, 2018-07-04
Ashes in bag (Jelle Brandt Corstius) - 2016
Biography "As in tas"
Collection: No wonder
Tribute to: Brandt Corstius, Jelle 
 

Wonderful, no sound,

the carpet is thick, I walk --


back and forth again.


Heerlijk, geen geluid,Wunderbar, kein Klang,
het tapijt is dik, ik loop --dicker Teppich, ich gehe --

nog eens heen en weer.noch mal hin und her.

Poem H1974
Amsterdam, 2018-01-17
The conference room (Albert Alberts) - 1974
Novel "De vergaderzaal"
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: Alberts, Albert 
 

We sit in silence,

the silence of our state-room --


echoing silence.


Wij zijn stil, en stilWir sind still, und still
is onze nette kamer --ist unser Staatszimmer mit --

Met echo's stilte.Echos der Stille.

Poem H1817
Amsterdam, 2017-10-02
Hear my voice now (Franca Treur) - 2017
Novel "Hoor nu mijn stem", chapter 2
Collection: VacantVoid
Tribute to: Treur, Franca 
 

Zywa Dark moon

Even when I cannot see them
there are ships in the bend
of the river, which keeps flowing and flowing

I'm thinking of your friends, the people
you talk to and eat with, and how
you're laughing and laughing together

The alarm sounds – nothing wrong
it's twelve o'clock, the monthly test
There is no news on the radio, no news

At night you came and woke me up:
mummy, I slept so well!
Hmm, fine, come and lie with me, lie with me

Whisper the two things I want to know:
what do you give to the ones you care about
and what else are your wishes, your dearest wishes?

In the east, the moon rises
dark in the shadow
of the earth, which starts to shine and shine

Poem 1511
Amsterdam, 2017-08-17
Collection: Moons
 

Push me a little,

let me swing in the silence --


of squeaking hinges.


Duw even, laat meSchubs mich an, lass mich
schommelen in de stilte --mal schwingen in der Stille --

van het scharnieren.der Pieps-Scharniere.

Poem H1691
Amsterdam, 2017-05-25
Push (Anne van Amstel) - 2016
Poem "Zet" (collection "Geef me nu ik wil")
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: Van Amstel, Anne 
 

Seeing the full moon

shine in the quiet of night --


a sun in your heart.


's Nachts de volle maanDen Vollmond spät nachts
in stilte laten schijnen --in Stille scheinen sehen --

een zon in je hart.Sonne im Herzen.

Poem H1634
Amsterdam, 2016-12-27
Sir Bumble and The Sunny View (Marten Toonder) - 1976
Comic strip #155 - Heer Bommel en De Zonnige Kijk (tiers 8594-8672), tier 8653
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten 
 

Chapel in the woods:

inside, the flames are flaring --


autumnal silence.


Kapel in het bos:Kapelle im Wald:
flakkerende vlammetjes --drinnen flackern die Flämmchen --

herfstige stilte.herbstliche Stille.

Poem H1608
Amsterdam, 2016-11-30
Chapel 'the Sacred Oak' (on the Beerze, near Oirschot, since the 15th century)
Collection: Greeting from before
 

I can feel the words

in the widening circles --


of my silent heart.


Ik voel de woordenIch fühl die Worte
in steeds grotere kringen --in ausdehnenden Kreisen --

om mijn stille hart.um mein stilles Herz.

Poem H0630
Amsterdam, 2013-10-14
Collection: The King
 

People gathering

in the middle of the square:


circles of silence.


Midden op het pleinMenschen sammeln sich
verzamelen mensen zich --in der Mitte des Platzes:

in kringen stilte.Kreisen der Stille.

Poem H0355
Amsterdam, 2012-09-21
Meditation for peace on the International Day of Peace (Museum Square, Amsterdam)
Collection: Local inconveniences
 

The birds are silent,

people too, red with sunburn --


are moulting these days.


De vogels zijn stil,Die Vögel sind still,
ook de mensen, roodverbrand --auch die Menschen, rot verbrennt --

zijn nu in de rui.sind in der Mauser.

Poem H0314
Amsterdam, 2012-07-17
Collection: Local tardiness
 

Night and day, traffic

rustles around the silence --


of the park, the eye.


Dag en nacht ruist hetTag und Nacht rauscht hier
verkeer rondom de stilte --der Verkehr um die Stille --

van het park, het oog.des Parks, das Auge.

Poem H0173
Amsterdam, 2012-01-26
Collection: Silent walk
 

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