Our souls are not whole,

they are split, in other words --


they're schizophrenic.


Onze zielen zijnUnsere Seelen
geen geheel, gespleten --sind kein Ganzes, gespalten --
Dat heet schizofreen.Das heißt schizophren.

 Poem S1932
 Amsterdam, 2023-09-22
 The rescue of Fré Bolderhey (Simon Vestdijk) - 1946
 The imperfection of the individual souls in which the human soul manifests itself, in feeling quite little connected to each other
According to the ancient Greeks, the (separating, splitting) diaphragm was the seat of the soul
Novel "De redding van Fré Bolderhey" (published 1948), chapter 10

 Tribute to: Vestdijk, Simon 
 Collection: Inmost 


Poets are masters

who, on wings of words, pass on --


the breath of the soul.


Dichters zijn meestersDichter sind Meister,
die op vleugels van woorden --die auf Flügeln von Worten --
de ziel doorgeven.die Seele teilen.

 Poem H4145
 Amsterdam, 2023-09-12
 A Change of tongue (Antjie Krog) - 2003
 "La Caravane de la Poésie" in 1999 - Poetess Werewere Liking (Cameroon 1950) recites a poem in Kita (Mali)
Tale, part 5, A journey (Day Five)

 Tribute to: Krog, Antjie 
 Collection: A profession 


From the beginning

they seek us, running, sniffing:


the poor human souls.


Van oudsher zoekenSeit jeher suchen
ze ons, rennend, snuffelend:sie uns, rennend und schnüffelnd:
de mensenzielen.die Menschenseelen

 Poem S1808
 Amsterdam, 2023-06-28
 The dogs (Lars Gustafsson) - 1980
 Poem "Hundarna" (collection "Fåglarna")
 Tribute to: Gustafsson, Lars 
 Collection: Specialities 


Let me think, am I

lived, like an empty inside --


heartless and soulless?


Word ik soms geleefd,Werde ich gelebt,
als een lege binnenkant --wie ein leeres Inneres --
harteloos, zielloos?herzlos, seelenlos?

 Poem S1727
 Amsterdam, 2023-04-07
 Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (Haruki Murakami) - 2006
 Collection of short stories (2006, Haruki Murakami
Animated film (2022, Pierre Földes)

 Tribute to: Murakami, Haruki 
 Tribute to: Foldes, Pierre 
 Collection: Local traffic 


Zywa Thousand-petalled day

Thousands of slaves of The Saviour run
bent over to a place to sit, belly to buttock
nose in the back, sections full of light pink
shoulders under the violet
shaved crowns

to open the brain
under sun and moon
to the Great Soul
and to gain self-knowledge
from the mirrors around you

the exchangeable bodies that
under the discipline of loneliness
among silent fellow sufferers
no longer can die
from everyday life's dangers

Everywhere you see yourself
among the hard faces
of armed guards
and you cling to
the changing of the light

the rustle of rain and
scents brought by the wind
He laughs best who laughs last
But what kind of laugh is that?
A laugh which is not shared...

 Poem 5108
 Amsterdam, 2023-03-20
 "Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo" (CECOT, "Terrorism Confinement Center") in Tecoluca (El Salvador), February 24th, 2023
Crown chakra "Sahasrara" ("Thousand-petalled")

 Collection: Local contractions 


Our unconscious mind

is very dark, so we dream --


of the dawn of day.


Ons onbewusteDas Unbewusste
is duister, dus dromen we --ist finster, stets träumen wir --
van de dageraad.vom Tagesanbruch.

 Poem H3630
 Amsterdam, 2022-12-29
 Foreword (Friedrich Nietzsche) - 1881
 Vorrede zum Buch "Morgenröte. Gedanken über die moralischen Vorurteile" (Foreword to the book "The Dawn of Day - Thoughts on the Prejudices of Morality")
 Tribute to: Nietzsche, Friedrich 
 Collection: Moist glow 


The melancholy

that it's true, the earth is small --


but our soul is not.


De melancholieDie Melancholie,
dat de aarde wel klein is --die Erde sei klein, doch nicht --
maar onze ziel niet.unsere Seele.

 Poem S1599
 Amsterdam, 2022-12-16
 Solution: geography (Luigi Pirandello) - 1920
 Story "Rimedio: la geografia"
 Tribute to: Pirandello, Luigi 
 Collection: Stall 


I play this ballad

every day, it's the tuning --


fork of my spirit.


Deze balladeDiese Ballade
speel ik iedere ochtend:spiele ich als Stimmgabel --
stemvork van mijn ziel.für meiner Seele.

 Poem H3548
 Amsterdam, 2022-10-30
 Ballad No. 4 (Frédéric Chopin) - 1842
 Composition for piano, performed by Samuel Vriezen in the Organpark on October 30th, 2022
 Composer:  
 Collection: anp 


Vibrating around

the bow- and harp-strings: the souls --


of the listeners.


Om strijkstok- en harp-Um die Bogen- und
snaren trillen de zielen --Harfe-Saiten schweben die --
van de luisteraars.Seelen der Hörer.

 Poem H3518
 Amsterdam, 2022-10-22
 Occam XIV (Éliane Radigue) - 2017
 Composition for harp (2017, Éliane Radigue), at the premiere in Paris on April 26th, 2017 and in the Organpark on October 22nd, 2022 performed by Hélène Breschand
 Composer:  
 Collection: anp 


Hips are everything

between them, the flowering --


of the human soul.


Heupen zijn allesHüften sind alles
wat ertussen zit, de bloei --dazwischen, der Blütenstand --
van de mensenziel.der Menschenseele.

 Poem H3511
 Amsterdam, 2022-10-21
 The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros) - 1984
 Book, chapter "Hips"
 Tribute to: Cisneros, Sandra 
 Collection: Eyes lips chest and belly 


Then, at the abyss,

a flame shoots up from us, licked --


by the total fire.


Aan de afgrond schietAm Abgrund spritzt uns
een vlam uit ons op, gelikt --eine Flamme raus, geleckt --
door het totaalvuur.vom Gesamtfeuer.

 Poem H3332
 Amsterdam, 2022-06-14
 Do you remember? (Peter Verhelst) - 2014
 Poem "Weet je nog?" (collection "Wij totale vlam")
 Tribute to: Verhelst, Peter 
 Collection: Actively Passive 


Like dust particles,

that's how our souls are dancing --


Can you see it now?


Stofjes in zonlicht,Unsere Seele
zo dansen onze zielen --tanzen wie Staubpartikel --
Zie jij het nu ook?Siehst du es nun auch?

 Poem H3188
 Amsterdam, 2022-01-28
 Quatrain "Daylight, full of small dancing particles" (Mohamed Rumi) - 1250
 Ghazal 171 "A great wagon" part 5
 Tribute to: Rumi, Mohamed 
 Collection: Germ Substance 


Very many eye

blinks experienced in one --


one person of bronze.


Honderden ogen-Sehr viele Augen-
blikken beleef ik in één --blicke, erlebt in éinem --
in één mens van brons.éinem Bronze-Mensch.

 Poem H3055
 Amsterdam, 2021-10-04
 Visual artist Lotta Blokker
"Lotta Blokker - The Hour of the Wolf" (2015, Frans Weisz)

 Tribute to: Blokker, Lotta 
 Collection: Take a picture, now 


Body expansion

fills you up and makes you ill:


your soul suffocates.


Een uitdijend lijfKörperausdehnung
vult je op en maakt je ziek:füllt dich auf und macht dich krank:
het verstikt je ziel.die Seele erstickt.

 Poem H2532
 Amsterdam, 2019-07-21
 Letters about ethics to Lucilius (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) - 62
 Letter 15
 Tribute to: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus 
 Collection: Actively Passive 


I live healthily

because I want to be more --


than just my body.


Ik leef erg gezondIch lebe gesund,
omdat ik heel graag meer wil --ich will unbedingt mehr sein --
zijn dan mijn lichaam.als meinen Körper.

 Poem H2531
 Amsterdam, 2019-07-20
 Letters about ethics to Lucilius (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) - 62
 Letter 14
 Tribute to: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus 
 Collection: Known 


Do treat your body

a bit, so that it follows --


the plans of your soul.


Verwen je lichaamVerwöhne deinen
met mate, zodat het volgt --Körper in Maßen, damit --
wat je ziel wil doen.er der Seele folgt.

 Poem H2529
 Amsterdam, 2019-07-18
 Letters about ethics to Lucilius (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) - 62
 Letter 8
 Tribute to: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus 
 Collection: Known 


Zywa Giving names

To understand what is going on
in my belly, the tingling and tickling
of the flagella that know blindly
what I am hoping for, I dive down
in the collective unconscious

I juggle with symbols
name the gloss of the cells
soul and the cells an embodiment
of the great soul, the invisible
connection of everything, and among all

there is the mystery of the angels
who hold our essence
and carry in their hands my desire
to the nesting place
in my belly, tingling and tickling

while there are so many questions
from the angels of my mind
which are condemned as devils
by the fear of independence
of others and of yourself

questions about what is going on
and opinions, pros and cons
angels and devils, sometimes both armed
with deceit and threats, denying
that they are part of the great soul

 Poem 1917
 Amsterdam, 2018-11-12
 Collection: Short Sermons 


Zywa The soul

Sex is nature, the soul

makes it happen, maybe
the cells come together
and the soul grows further

in a new body
which will become an old body
that feels its temporality

with a young mind

that counts the years
and cannot comprehend
to be the soul itself

that sets its mind
on new lives
of the eternally old and

eternally young soul

 Poem 1659
 Amsterdam, 2018-01-22
 Collection: Metamorphic body 


Ah, an accident:

bump, dirty coat, and the worst --


the offended soul.


Ach, een ongeluk:Ein Unfall: Beule
buil, vuile jas, en het ergst --Beschmutzung, und das Schlimmste --
de gekwetste ziel.Seeleverletzung.

 Poem H1631
 Amsterdam, 2016-12-25
 #138 - Sir Bumble and the quips (Marten Toonder) - 1972
 Comic strip #138 - Heer Bommel en de kwinkslagen (tiers 7381-7441), tier 7398
 Tribute to: Toonder, Marten 
 Collection: Bearer Toonder 


I've got everything,

my soul must be here as well --


or do I see spooks?


Ik heb alles, hierMeine Seele muss
moet mijn ziel ook ergens zijn --hier irgendwo sein, oder --
of zie ik spoken?seh ich Gespenster?

 Poem S0421
 Amsterdam, 2016-11-02
 #148 - Tom Puss and the ghost of Bumble Castle (Marten Toonder) - 1975
 Comis strip #148 - Tom Poes en het spook van Bommelstein (tiers 8130-8189), tier 8138
 Tribute to: Toonder, Marten 
 Collection: Bearer Toonder 

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