Poem 5168 Amsterdam, 2023-05-08 Four steps: four postal stops Postilions (post-coachmen) wear heavy boots, to protect against getting jammed; these boots are named after the average distance between the posts (postal stops, relays): "bottes de sept lieues" ("seven-league boots") Postillon d'amour = Post-coachman of love Collection:Migration
Poem 2270 Amsterdam, 2019-06-16 Hamsa = five, the amulet "hand of Fatima", originally "hand of Inanna" (Sumer, 5000 BC), then "hand of Ishtar" (Akkad, 2300 BC); Jews used the hand against the evil eye Collection:Migration