I meet my neighbours,

only now, in the dark with --


handfuls of candles.


Pas in het donkerErst jetzt, im Dunkeln,
ontmoet ik met een handvol --treffe ich meine Nachbarn --
kaarsen mijn buren.Kerzen in der Hand.

 Poem H4460
 Amsterdam, 2024-01-25
 Beautiful people (Melanie) - 1969
 Song (album "Affectionately Melanie")
 Tribute to: Melanie (Safka, Melanie) 
 Collection: Shelter 


What would you do then?

This angel has been injured --


so he cannot fly!


Wat zou jij dan doen?Was würdest du tun?
Deze engel is gewond --Der Engel ist verwundet --
Hij kan niet vliegen!Er kann nicht fliegen!

 Poem H4370
 Amsterdam, 2023-12-16
 The Wounded Angel (Hugo Simberg) - 1903
 "Haavoittunut enkeli", Finland's 'National Painting'
 Tribute to: Simberg, Hugo 
 Collection: Without reserve 


Helping people with

a hundred arms breaks you up --


if you're not a god.


Mensen helpen metMenschen helfen mit
honderd armen, breekt je op --hundert Armen, zerbricht dich --
als je geen god bent.wenn du kein Gott bist.

 Poem H4190
 Amsterdam, 2023-10-03
 Being a god (Ellen Deckwitz) - 2023
 Shiva
Column "Een god zijn" (in NRC, October 3rd, 2023)

 Tribute to: Deckwitz, Ellen 
 Collection: Em Brace 


You must come with me,

I don't want to beat my way --


through the rain alone.


Je moet met me mee,Du musst mitkommen,
ik wil niet in mijn eentje --ich möchte nicht alleine --
door de regen gaan.dem Regen trotzen.

 Poem H3973
 Amsterdam, 2023-07-26
 Oranges are not the only fruit (Jeanette Winterson) - 1985
 Novel, part "Numbers"
 Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette 
 Collection: No wonder 


Zywa With the help from my friends

Am I quite tiring, too full of myself?
Do you get restless, preferring to leave?
Maybe I'm talking too much: take some rest
Shall I come close to you, silently?

     Oh, with the help from my friends, yes with you
     Mm, with the help from my friends, it's so good
     Oh, with the help from my friends, yes I can
     With the help from my friends


Are there friends in your neighbourhood?
Yes, people need friends, we are not alone
Are there friends you can reach?
Yes, people need friends for a helping hand

Are there friends at your work?
I'm just doing better with friends
Are there friends at your home?
My friends, they are warming my soul

Are there friends when you dance?
With friends, it is always a party
Are there friends when you smile?
My friends, they are making me strong

Are there friends when you cry?
I'm sharing my sorrows with friends
Are there friends you are missing?
My friends, they embrace one another

 Poem 4279
 Amsterdam, 2021-12-31
 With a little help from my friends (The Beatles) - 1967
 Free adaptation of the song "With a little help from my friends" (1967, The Beatles)
 Tribute to: The Beatles 
 Tribute to: McCartney, Paul 
 Collection: Lilith's Powers 


I gave you my help,

I answered all those questions --


that I was asking.


Ik gaf jou mijn hulp,Ich gab dir meine
ik beantwoordde vragen --Hilfe, Antwort auf Fragen --
die ik zelf stelde.die ich mir stellte.

 Poem S1125
 Amsterdam, 2021-01-17
 Unsolicited advice
 Collection: Half The Work 


Zywa Blood moon

The tents of the Red Moon
move along with the verge
of the fury, I can no longer

hope, sleep, watch the moon
the blood of the setting sun
that she washes from her body

the blood from which she rises
for her daily work
on what has been spoiled

And I wash myself in my tears
for the dead in the holy fire
that drove us away, sorry

Sorry we went, sorry we didn't die
There really is no devil in us
We know that we are human beings

in the world to help
each other, each other, isn't it
especially when it's raging?

 Poem 2129
 Amsterdam, 2019-02-26
 Palestine (Lebanon in 2014)
Hexagram 18 (I Ching)

 Collection: Short Sermons 

Magpies
help each other
Magpies
I too am helpful
I help:
I understand the problem
I am resourceful
I am solution-oriented
 
 Collection: Lilith's Powers 

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