Life is moving fast!

Only when you stand still, can --


you be together.


Het leven gaat snel!Wie schnell, das Leben!
Alleen wanneer je stilstaat --Nur wenn man stillsteht, kann man --

kun je samen zijn.beieinander sein.

Poem H6374
Amsterdam, 2026-08-03
Momentum (Lot Vekemans) - 2018
Theatre play
Collection: Patterns
Tribute to: Vekemans, Lot 
 

The boat is a place

to be together and talk --


It doesn't have to sail.


De boot is een plekDas Boot ist ein Ort,
om met elkaar te praten --an dem wir zusammen sind --

Varen hoeft hij niet.Es muss nicht segeln.

Poem H6350
Amsterdam, 2026-07-09
Collection: Local traffic
 

Zywa Gates in the city

At the end of the avenue
which curves gently
through the city
stands the train station

No tall, green crests
on the trunks, but
sturdy cross beams, on which
birds currently rest

Modern temple gates
which do not give access
to a sacred, heavenly
silence, but

which will carry people
on their journeys to each other -
free from obstacles
over all the hustle and bustle

Poem 5940
Amsterdam, 2026-03-01
1873, Construction of the "Luchtspoor" ("Air Rail"), the 2.2 km long railway viaduct over the Gedempte Binnenrotte ("Closed Inland Rotte") in Rotterdam, put into use in April 1877

Air Rail
Torii = bird perch, gate at the entrance of a Shinto shrine

Collection: Migration
 

Always say thank you

for the welcome glass of tea --


or water, or air.


Bedank altijd voorDas Begrüßungsglas
het welkomstglas met thee of --enthält Tee oder Wasser --

water, of soms lucht.oder manchmal Luft.

Poem H6011
Amsterdam, 2025-11-13
The Man in the Wooden Hat (Jane Gardam) - 2017
Novel, part 1: Marriage, chapter 7
Collection: Em Brace
Tribute to: Gardam, Jane 
 

On my visit, the

atmosphere is embarrassed --


after all these years.


Tijdens mijn bezoekZu Besuch: bestürzt
is de sfeer wat bedremmeld --ist die Atmosphäre nach --

na al die jaren.all diesen Jahren.

Poem H5669
Amsterdam, 2025-07-06
In foreign parts - Chronicles (Frida Vogels) - 2024
Autobiography "In den vreemde - Kronieken", chapter 'Herbert' - May 25th, 1976, Bologna
Collection: Helices
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida 
 

It's comfortable

and cosy in the pub where --


the coats are dripping.


Het is gezelligEs ist gemütlich
in het bruine café waar --in der engen Kneipe, wo --

de jassen druipen.die Mäntel tröpfeln.

Poem H5624
Amsterdam, 2025-06-20
With a photo of Paul in L'Annexe (May 4th, 2010, Vaison-la-Romaine)

Paul

Collection: Pending rain
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Paul J 
 

There is no service,

the terrace serves us itself --


As a meeting place.


Zonder bedieningOhne Bedienung
bedient het terras ons zelf --dient uns die Terrasse selbst --

Als ontmoetingsplek.Als freier Treffpunkt.

Poem H5572
Amsterdam, 2025-06-02
With a photo of the former farm Het Melkhuis in the Vondelpark, rebuilt in 1938 into The Great Milk House (Het Groot Melkhuis), with a buffet for the guests (May 15th, 2022, Amsterdam)

Terrace

Collection: Local interest
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK 
 

On the bus we greet,

knowing each other's faces --


knowing nothing more.


's Ochtends in de busWir begrüßen uns
een groet, we kennen elkaar --im Bus, wir kennen uns und --

en toch ook weer niet.gleichzeitig auch nicht.

Poem S2343
Amsterdam, 2024-09-07
Simultaneously (Nyk de Vries) - 2023
Song "Tagelyk" (album "Tagelyk", music Artvark Saxophone Quartet)
Collection: Wean Di
Tribute to: De Vries, Nyk 
 

I count all my friends

and am left with five fingers --


to shake hands with you!


Ik tel mijn vriendenIch zähle meine
en houd vijf vingers over:Freunde: fünf Finger übrig --

ik geef jou een hand!Schüttle mir die Hand!

Poem H4539
Amsterdam, 2024-02-24
A hand (Bart Moeyaert) - 2003
Poem "Een hand" (collection "Verzamel de liefde")
Collection: Skin-contact
Tribute to: Moeyaert, Bart 
 

Hitch-hike is okay,

okay, bye bye, thanks a lot --


Okaybyebyethanks!


Liften is oké,Trampen ist okay,
oké, doei doei, dank je wel --okay, tschüss tschüss und danke --

Okedoeibedankt!Okaytschüssdanke!

Poem H4346
Amsterdam, 2023-12-06
Okaybyethankyou – Seeyoutwasfun (Annelotte Coster, Wilko Sterke and Tess van der Velde) - 2022
Film and song "Okedoeibedankt - Totlaterwasleuk" (2022, direction Nicole van Kilsdonk, song by Annelotte Coster, Wilko Sterke, and Tess van der Velde)
Collection: Wean Di
Tribute to: Coster, Annelotte; Van Der Velde, Tess 
 

I like discussions,

to explore, not to contend --


over what is true.


Met elkaar praten,Im Gespräch etwas
als verkenning, niet strijden --aufklären, nicht darüber --

over wat waar is.streiten, was wahr ist.

Poem S1689
Amsterdam, 2023-02-23
The Office - And melancholy, too (Han Voskuil) - 1999
Novel "Het Bureau - En ook weemoedigheid"
Page 231, Maarten Koning (1980)

Collection: Frustration
Tribute to: Voskuil, Han 
 

Zywa Half naked you run away

I don't stay on the side
I like to go together, get to know
people, have confidence, share
share my life, I look
for contact and butter up
anyone who can help me

It's you who I lure closer, who I lead
to chinks which I smooth
with butter honey, slowly
I pull you through
your shirt against me
to feel that you are there

You want to, but also you don't
so you get hot and take
the shirt off from the top
(I always take the bottom)
Half naked you run away
from your expectations

Poem 4570
Amsterdam, 2022-07-04
Collection: Dearme
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk 
 

Under the cedar

next to my house is a bench --


for new encounters.


Onder de cederUnter der Zedern
voor mijn huis staat een tuinbank --vor meinem Haus ist ein Bank --

voor ontmoetingen.für Begegnungen.

Poem H3291
Amsterdam, 2022-05-12
Collection: Without reserve
 

I'm picking meeting

after meeting, as the fruits --


of my screen contacts.


Ik pluk ontmoetingIch pflücke Treffen
na ontmoeting, als vruchten --nach Treffen, als die Früchte --

van schermcontacten.der Schirmkontakte.

Poem H3071
Amsterdam, 2021-10-16
Collection: Summer birds
Dedicated to: Maria Godschalk 
 

Meeting a stranger:

the firewood of language sounds --


is warming our hearts.


Vreemden ontmoeten:Ich treffe Fremde:
gesprokkelde klanken taal --gesammelte Sprachlaute --

verwarmen ons hart.erwärmen mein Herz.

Poem H2646
Amsterdam, 2019-12-12
Caravan (A.L. Snijders) - 2019
Column in the VPRO broadcasting-guide (December 14-20th, 2019)
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2010-2019
Tribute to: Snijders, A.L. 
 

There is a new hype

raging on the internet:


calls for meeting days.


Een nieuwe rageEin neuer Hype tobt
raast over het internet:im Internet: Werbung für --

ontmoetingsdagen.Begegnungstage.

Poem H2247
Amsterdam, 2018-07-02
Collection: Froend
 

Zywa The Love Expert

shows me Venus
in her mirror: without clothes
pearls or gold am I there
impressing myself

     That is love, genuine
     love inside, precious
     Each woman coming here
     would wish she had it

     Now the time has come
     because you have come
     so seize the day today
     for a happy end

     Give up small wishes
     resignation and patience
     only then there will be space
     for The Grand to be fulfilled


Confused I leave the tent
Did she look through me
and does she know more than I do?
Who will I meet in a moment?

A boy is calling, Madam
Madam, here around the corner!
Please come along, there is a café
and you are looking, aren't you?


He takes my hand and I know
now it may happen, it is
about seeing opportunities
and people

Poem 1452
Amsterdam, 2017-07-29
Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly
 

I'm packing my bag,

I really don't need that much --


to be someone's guest.


Ik pak mijn tas in,Ich packe den Sack,
ik heb echt niet veel nodig --ich brauche wirklich nicht viel --

om een gast te zijn.um ein Gast zu sein.

Poem H0131
Amsterdam, 2012-01-11
Collection: A Home
 

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