What you wish for, you

want, to make a difference --


in society.


Wat je wenst, wil jeWas du dir wünschst, willst
om iets te betekenen --du, um etwas zu leisten --

voor de maatschappij.für die Gesellschaft.

Poem H6358
Amsterdam, 2026-07-13
The Dénouement (Marinus Knoope) - 2009
Overview of emotions "De ontkooping"
The unwanted emotion egoism

Collection: Specialities
Tribute to: Knoope, Marinus 
 

He's unsure and can't

do magic, yet he can do --


magical thinking.


Hij is onzekerEr ist unsicher,
en kan niet toveren, maar --kann nicht zaubern, kann aber --

wel magisch denken.sehr magisch denken.

Poem H4829
Amsterdam, 2024-08-04
[Week] 9 (Gerda Blees) - 2022
Poem from the collection "Week"
Collection: Specialities
Tribute to: Blees, Gerda 
 

Possibilities,

illusions, the discomforts:


are there other ways?


Mogelijkheden,Möglichkeiten und
illusies, ongemakken:Illusionen, das Übel:

kan het ook anders?geht es nicht anders?

Poem H4190
Amsterdam, 2023-10-04
Collection: A Home
 

It is nice to dream,

if only you walk with me --


starwalking with me.


Ik wil wel dromen,Ich möchte träumen,
als jij maar met me meegaat --möchte, dass du mit mir gehst --

mee sterrenlopen.beim Sternenlaufen.

Poem H4160
Amsterdam, 2023-09-16
Starwalking (Wende Snijders) - 2023
Song "Sterrenlopen" (album "Sterrenlopen), sung with S10
Collection: Passage Passion
Tribute to: Snijders, Wende 
 

I sometimes miss it:

a turban and a harp played --


for me by a boy.


Soms wil ik dat ook:Das wäre etwas:
een tulband en een jongen --ein Turban und ein Junge --

die harp voor mij speelt.der die Harfe spielt.

Poem H3607
Amsterdam, 2022-12-12
Masterpiece (Jan Emmens) - 1963
Poem "Meesterwerk" (collection "Autobiografisch woordenboek")
Painting "David plays the harp for Saul", 1660-1665, Rembrandt van Rijn

Collection: Willegos
Tribute to: Emmens, Jan; Van Rijn, Rembrandt 
 

Zywa Witches from Lilith

The witch in me sleeps
in velvet sheets, she seduces
my dear husband into chores
in our own little house on the banks
of the Mississippi in Louisiana

earned on my own
out of the lusts of men
I was popular, I enjoyed
all my sins as long
as I needed them

for there's no success
in settling the slogan
in which nobody believes
except my dear husband
who doesn't want to lose me

We will share and share alike
without greed or anger
without gluttony and jealousy
I'll only keep the luxury
of laziness a little longer

Poem 4597
Amsterdam, 2022-07-25
The seven deadly sins (Bertolt Brecht) - 1933
Ballet "Die Sieben Todsünden"
Pride (superbia), greed (avaritia), anger (ira), gluttony (gula), envy (invidia), lust (luxuria), sloth (acedia)

Collection: The drama
Tribute to: Brecht, Bertolt 
 

It is summer fair,

I hear it at home, passing --


me turn after turn.


Kermis in het dorp:Kirmes: zuhause
thuis hoor ik het beurt voor beurt --hör ich es der Reihe nach --

aan me voorbijgaan.vorübergehen.

Poem S1152
Amsterdam, 2021-03-28
It melts (Lize Spit) - 2016
Novel "Het smelt", July 15th, 2002
Collection: Shelter
Tribute to: Spit, Lize 
 

My wish is growing,

I'm breathing life into it --


until it will pop.


Mijn wens wordt groter,Ich hauche Leben
want ik blaas er leven in --in meinen Wunsch, er schwellt an --

tot hij zal klappen.bis er platzen wird.

Poem H2743
Amsterdam, 2020-06-21
Collection: More
 

A good intention

just comes down to self-knowledge --


and being content.


Goede voornemensEin guter Vorsatz
komen neer op zelfkennis --erfordert Selbsterkenntnis --

met tevredenheid.und Zufriedenheit.

Poem H1951
Amsterdam, 2018-01-02
Stop New Year's resolutions (Ellen Deckwitz) - 2018
Column "Weg met voornemens" (in the nrc.next of January 2nd, 2018)
Collection: Death on Cast
Tribute to: Deckwitz, Ellen 
 

Then I'll ask for it

on the day I am the queen:


my happy birthday.


Dan vraag ik het welIch frage es wohl
wanneer ik koningin ben:wann ich die Königin bin:

op mijn verjaardag.bald, am Geburtstag.

Poem S0600
Amsterdam, 2017-12-15
Diary 1972-1973 (Frida Vogels) - 2012
Collection: Overwritten
Tribute to: Vogels, Frida 
 

Zywa Happy dog

I am a happy dog
delivering wishes in Baghdad
on the commission of the doctors

of love. They are so rich!

I taste the wishes of the notes
in my mouth, they are to whine
sometimes – then, along the way

I am a whining dog in Baghdad

With my head held high, I lie down:
here is the post! I gasp and slurp
water, I am happy

Poem 1470
Amsterdam, 2017-08-02
A happy dog from Baghdad (Halim al Karim) - 2002
Wall art work
Collection: The Big Secret
Tribute to: Al Karim, Halim 
 

Zywa Willegos

Not even three years old, demanding
to drive the tlatto myself, sitting at the steer-
ing wheel on top of the huge tires

Out of impatience and dissatisfaction
my will was born
and that's how I wanted you

But now you are there
Now I want you different

to love you
and also I'd like to know how
among all willegos

I can love and
not cut back myself without
cutting back others

Poem 1289
Amsterdam, 2017-04-22
Tlatto = tractor
Collection: The drama
 

If you lack wishes,

you will be trudging through life --


as through a desert.


Wie geen wensen heeft,Wer keine Wünsche
die ploetert door het leven --hat, schleppt sich durchs Leben wie --

als door een woestijn.durch eine Wüste.

Poem H1647
Amsterdam, 2017-01-08
Tom Puss and The Quants (Marten Toonder) - 1958
Comic strip #80 - "Tom Poes en De Kwanten", tier 3441
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten 
 

People's wishes can

quite easily lead to a --


major short-circuit.


Tussen de wensenZwischen den Wünschen
van mensen kan het gauw tot --der Menschen kommt es sehr leicht --

kortsluiting komen.zu einem Kurzschluss.

Poem S0457
Amsterdam, 2017-01-08
Tom Puss and The Quants (Marten Toonder) - 1958
Comic strip #80 "Tom Poes en De Kwanten", tier 3443
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten 
 

True, false, weak, and firm

believers even believe --


in facts, if need be.


Zwaar- licht- klein- en goed-Schwer- Leicht- Klein- und Gut-
gelovigen geloven --gläubigen glauben notfalls --

desnoods in feiten.sogar in Fakten.

Poem S0449
Amsterdam, 2016-12-25
Sir Bumble and The Quips (Marten Toonder) - 1972
Comic strip #138 - "Heer Bommel en De Kwinkslagen" (tiers 7381-7441), tier 7386
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten 
 

I am not so sure

what I want, I am bewitched --


by my half-wishes.


Ik weet niet goed watIch weiß nicht gut was
ik wil, ik ben betoverd --ich will, ich bin bezaubert --

door halve wensen.von halben Wünschen.

Poem S0060
Amsterdam, 2012-04-03
Collection: Half The Work
 

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