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144 · Dec 2023
In life
Lucky is he who has
a warm bed  to sleep
Enough to eat, water to drink.
Water to bathe.
Luckier is he who has the blessing of health, friends and family.
Most lucky is he who has himself and faith within.
Blessed.


Shell✨🐚
You are blessed.
144 · Mar 2023
Quote 144 🌷
Killing someone’s spontaneity
is like killing their deepest being.

Shut me down
shoot the core of who I am.
Deprivation of my existence.


Shell ✨🐚
144 · Apr 2021
Forbidden love.🥀
There is this intense light
Shining from within
Yes I carry you
I carry you within.
I took the love I feel for you
put it in a woodenbox
Locked it with a golden lock
Put a diamond stone on top
And buried it in my heart
Precious jewel in my heart
Shine and lighten up my heart.
Forever and always!
Forbidden things can preferable stay hidden.


Shell ✨🐚
Some kinds of love are forever hidden.
Unspoken, pure.
Horizon clementine like fire ball,
glow on dark passing clouds
Light on my beach walk,
Breeze caresses the face, strong feelings
Waves kissing the feet, hidden longings
Thinking of you .


Shell ✨🐚
Forever in love
143 · Mar 2021
Rock solid
When you see no solution
but have faith that it will come.
Unshakable, rock solid
To get strength
when you are down
How to finish
How to start
When you are at the bottom
It shows you why.
Shows you tools
you never saw before.
Find things  
to open other doors.
Shows you how to
reach heaven from there.

Shell✨🐚
In life you must have faith . Life itself will show you the way!
143 · Sep 2022
Falling dream from heaven
My dream fell from heaven
right before my eyes
Salmon flooded planet like light
changing tides of waters
Fireball on liquid platinum you float
Seducing me, moon lover,
to come closer
and finally touch my forever delight
Wish this night would never pass
Everlasting,
forever before my eyes.
How will I ever sleep again
when all I want is watch you now
shining from nearby.



Shell ✨🐚
The moon 🌝
143 · Jul 2022
Bleeding sunset
Blood sky,
sun sets with pulsating mind,
yellow eye saying goodbye
at dark horizon.
Flying birds silhouettes painting black before nightfall.
Welcome warm blanket night
with quiet peaceful music.



Shell ✨🐚
142 · Jun 2021
Your moon
Everywhere you go
I go
I follow you
till end of night
till end of time
till end of earth
Never to soon
I follow you
I will always be there
Sometimes shy, behind a cloud
Still there to look at you
see you thrive
I am your moon!



Shell✨🐚
The moon will always be there!
142 · Aug 23
Enough
I see you
You see me.
There will come a time
that
you’ll see
that  that’s enough.
To really see,
and to know,
that it will be
you
I’ll be thinking of
at my last hours….



Shell ✨🐚
When you know you know.
141 · Jul 2021
Garden of love ❤️
Let your heart be fertile soil
for  the seed of love to grow, creating a beautiful flower splendor.
For the world to see.



Shell✨🐚
This world needs more kindness and  love between us human beings.
141 · Aug 2021
Last flight
Women , men and children
were running and screaming
to get away.
Out of the land turned into land of terror and prey.
Where  rules of humanity were
no more
Only gunfire and bloodshed
Trying to get away
with the last plane from Kabul airport.



Shell✨🐚
Sad reality
141 · Mar 2021
The gamble
Life is a gift.
Spend it well.
live healthy and with respect.
Life itself is a gamble.
Play with gratitude
Be thankful and win the lottery every morning.

Shell✨🐚
In life we must be simple, grateful and humble!! Makes you a happy person.
140 · Jun 2021
Quote 46🌷
Without love you have nothing
Not a whisper
Not even a sigh

Shell ✨🐚
140 · Jan 2022
I’m sure
Kindness
Accepting and respecting one another the way we are
Caring , sharing
Breaking walls
All based on simple love
for all human kinds
Is the beginning.
Of everything .

Shell ✨🐚
Make this world a better place by just being kind. Cost you nothing.
139 · Apr 2021
Quote 25🌷
Always know that while you’re thinking of someone , someone is thinking of you too!

Shell✨🐚
139 · Jun 2022
Precious it was.
Memories, light
Precious was the touch
Deep but fragile
Love we once had
Forever lost .
It’s now that I miss you.
Now that I appreciate what was.
Lost in a dream I dare to dream.
If only dreams could bring you back.

Shell ✨🐚
139 · Jun 2021
Peaceful
In  meadows early evening twilight
Lay down between
wild flowers
Till the birds are silent and
all  the shadows disappear
Watch the moon appear.

Shell ✨🐚
Nature calms you. Just be silent look and listen.
139 · Jan 2023
Graceful being
The power of God
is what’s in you
On your mind
Your thoughts
What you do with
what you know
and how you feel.
How you express yourself
The way you walk and talk.

Kind are those who are grateful
for every little blessing in their life
When body and mind are one
there is harmony within.
When there is harmony
there will be Inner peace.
Like a swan over calm waters
Moving silently.
Gracefully.

Over silent waters
The swan is sliding
Nothing seems to be moving
Not even the waters
Full of elegance

Out of gratefulness came gracefulness.




Shell ✨🐚
139 · Sep 2021
Moon angels 😇
When the night turns black
And the moon is asleep
No one is watching earth
That’s when
they come out of hiding
All along they’ve been there
Watching
their beloved moon and earth
Taking care
Now asleep with closed eyes
A tender smile
Angels all around you
and so in love.
Kissing you lightly
on the cheek.





Shell✨🐚
Protected by angels
138 · Oct 2022
Quote 132🌷
God is in all the unexpected places
In mountain highs
In valley lows
Everywhere He leaves you signs.
In every moment of the day
In every moment of your life.



Shell ✨🐚
138 · Mar 2023
Music, the melody within
Happiness, sadness, passionate love ,
all kinds of feelings.
Hidden emotions deep within.
Coming to life, in a melody that
lives in our hearts
Listening to music can do the same .
Makes you feel, gives a smile
or tears in the eyes
Touches deep within
We recognize each other in just listening.
Brings us together,
makes one realize
how very much alike we are.
Different appearances
from different cultures and lands
Still it’s the same melody that touches our hearts.



Shell   ✨🐚
Music, the art of our soul
Different living skies as long as we are.


Nothing more interesting then the sky.
Every time another picture passes by.
Promises it holds.
I’m mesmerized by this.
It makes me happy and often makes my day.

Sky, I can watch you for hours . Sitting and just observing how you constantly change your ways.
Interesting clouds, snow white to dark.
Reflection of life you are.
Covering the sun sometimes creating a sharp silver lining.
Blue, grey, pastel.

With global warming,
Ominous
all consuming fire in the sky.
Fright and we flee to safer havens where
softer heavens are.

Ceiling of life
I can feel safe under you
but also afraid when you look threatening.
Such bright colors, especially when the sun rises or sets.
Dawn and twilight how precious.
Not two times the same.

At night I look for the moon.
Hope you’re watching too.
Let’s take care of our nature.
It’s precious.
We need nature more then it needs us.


Quote

Don’t take from nature if it doesn’t feed you.



Shell ✨🐚
138 · Mar 2022
Quote 97🌷
As long as we love
money and power
more then we do people
Peace will be far away.



Shell ✨🐚
137 · Jan 2023
Rainforest
Forest in peace
Untouched
Just let it be
Silent walk between nature’s sounds
Palette’s different greens
growing wild towards the light.
Exotic creatures on my way
Listening to birds call afar.




Shell ✨🐚
In the midst of summer heat
I dream of autumn colors.
Wanted to be on my parents farm again
by the big oak tree turning golden orange.
Many memories and longings overwhelming me.
It was there that I drew a heart together with my young forever love.
I can still smell the scent of hay in the barn
where I had my first kiss lying in his arms.
Precious are those moments back in mother’s kitchen, where we made shepherds pie, boiled potatoes
on an open fire.
Long gone are those days, still part of my everyday living.
There is where my core is,
part of me wants to go back.
Mountain’s view,
pine trees standing tall in silence.
Dear deer walking by looking at me with big dark eyes.
I feel tears falling.
I hear my mother calling
For me to come inside and leave this town behind.


Shell ✨🐚
We always long to go back home.
Where it was warm and safe.
137 · Nov 2021
Soothing mind
soothing sound
of falling falls
through evergreen forest you flow.
calming echoes in the mind
silver streams
through golden fields you go
To everlasting seas of blues.
Giving peace of mind.

Shell✨🐚




Shell ✨🐚
136 · Sep 2021
Get well soon
Sometimes things don’t go your way
Illnesses come suddenly
Totally unprepared we are
You don’t feel well now,
but
circumstances are not here to stay
There are still many things
to share,  many loved
one who care.
Think about all  that’s ahead
stay positive.
Get well soon!



Shell ✨🐚
136 · Apr 2021
Upside down 🍀
We live in a world
Where at the moment
everything is upside down
Where there is hate
There should be love
Where there are wars
There should be peace
Where people are like birds in cages
There should be freedom for us all.
It’s time for a change now
For a better world
Let’s make everything upside down
downside up again.

Shell ✨🐚
We’re all together on this earth let’s live and respect each other!!
136 · Aug 2022
Quote 122🌷
Something once seen
can not be made unseen
We always wish to remember
But how we long to forget
Sometimes.


Shell ✨🐚
136 · Jun 2023
Invisible pain
Pain, sorrow and sadness from deep within.
The kind you can’t express,
can’t verbalize cause there are no words
to display the hurt you’re in.
The kind of sadness that makes you numb,  there seems no way how to overcome.
It’s a feeling that changes your view
On what this life is all about
and what lies ahead for you.
Translucent tears that fill the eyes are healing waters which wash away the sorrow of the heart.
When the eyes stay dry while the soul is in pain
that is when you have to worry
about the strain.
That’s when real trauma takes root,
that’s when you need guidance from above to survive mentally on your way.
We are all human beings with
all kinds of stress
Takes strength and a loving environment
to survive life’s tests.
Life is for many so hard and unfair,
it’s up to us all to help and lighten each other’s path.
So next time you meet someone quiet
with pain in dry eyes
try to reach out
to ease the mind.
Try to be  the light on their path.
Be part of their healing.


Shell ✨🐚
We all feel the same pain when hurt.
When sad. When disasters strike.
So be there for each other.
135 · Mar 2022
Quote 98🌷
Every living thing is worthy
of love, care and attention.
A safe place.
Shine your light wherever you can.
Human, humanity.


Shell ✨🐚
135 · Aug 2022
Miss you
My heart aches,
eyes filled with tears
Every time I come home
My eyes search for you
I expect  to hear you bark
come to me with wiggling tail
Happy to see me.
Now it’s silent
I almost asked
Where is he?
Every time you would wait for me
to eat together
Yes it was stressful at the end
But how I miss you my faithful friend.
How I miss you when I come home and you’re not there.
Every time .



R.I.P  Zippy 🕊
24/06/09
29/07/22


Shell ✨🐚
Zippy was our little pekingese for 13 years
I wrote 40 short stories about him in Dutch
10 printed for friends and family in Holland and Belgium . Cute little character he was.
135 · Apr 2021
Quote 23🌷
Wherever you are
you will flourish inside
wherever your roots are
Go home!


Shell ✨🐚
134 · Oct 2023
Missing your roots
Sitting alone
Thinking again and again
The images in my conscience can’t go away
I’m reminded every giving moment when I’m alone.
You gave me away
For what?
To thrive?
I don’t fit in in this society.
I’m from my land and my sea.
Miss my own people
I miss the old me.
I’m a stranger who doesn’t fit in.
I tried, God how I tried.
There is this long forgotten song
deep in me.
I’ve cried every night since you left me here.
I’m blood of your blood
How can’t you understand me.
Or feel what I feel.
Mother don’t you miss me?


Shell ✨🐚
It’s astonishing how adopted children always search for their biological parents, no matter how good they have it . In a way understandable too.
134 · Apr 2022
Park of Eden
Can this world be
a beautiful flower garden
Each flower adding up
making it a color sea
Cultivated or not,
Different kinds
Can exist together
In harmony
Creating
a colerful flower splendor as was meant to be
Can you imagine you and I amidst all others adding up to this world wonder it could be.
It wouldn’t be an ordinary garden but an endless spiritual park
Everything in harmony.



Shell ✨🐚
Happy and blessed Easter .
May we have a peaceful world.
You are on the battlefield
Killing another human being
Do you know him?
Throwing bombs and firing missiles.
Killing innocent children.
Innocent just like yours.
Don’t you have children in your family?
Do you feel good doing this, satisfied?
To be the cause of so much pain and sadness.
Look at each other on the battlefield.
You two are the same.
Killing for peace.
You won’t die a hero.
There are no winners in war, only losers.



Shell ✨🐚
Such useless wars everywhere.
Sad.
134 · Aug 2022
Restlessness ( haiku)
Ocean waves restless
Hidden longings for moonrise
Changing tides follow


Shell ✨🐚
A metaphor
134 · Oct 2022
Haiku( Earth’s love)
love in nature’s frame
sun sets in different ways
binds us together



Shell ✨🐚
134 · Nov 2022
Quote 133🌷
And when all the golden leaves
of fall have fallen
You see the beauty of silhouettes.




Shell✨🐚
134 · May 2022
Quote 114🌷
Every time the sun says
hello or goodbye
Earth starts blushing.



Shell ✨🐚
134 · Apr 2022
Quiet sunset 🌅
Every time another sunset
Not two of them the same.
Today
When sun sets
I  see
light breeze in featherlight grass
Sky’s mandarin shades
Birds sitting still
watchful.


Shell ✨🐚
Every time another  view
134 · Dec 2021
Being in love
Being in love so deeply
so beautiful and intense.
To be taken away
by the different winds
To a place unknown
a place far away
In the present tense
Take me wave of seas
to the horizon to be
Where heaven meets earth
Where my lover will be
Where no one knows
Where no one has to pretend
Where I can be in your arms
gaze deeply in your eyes
A longing to belong
as never known before
To let me take you in my arms
and make you mine.
To make a wish a dream come true.



Shell✨🐚
We all fall in love ,
133 · Aug 2021
God’s creations
Little white lily
we all recognize
Fleur de lis
Song of songs of the
Madonna.
Between the thorns you are
Six little petals in paradise
Symbol of
everlasting devotion
chastity, immaculate.
Fragrance so sweet
hanging heavy in the air
Rising up to heaven.
Pure wonder of nature
But then again
All flowers are.

Shell✨🐚
An ode to the white lily.
133 · Jul 2021
Human trafficking
She was walking all by herself
Left alone , no place called home
Being sold from border to land
No one knew no one who understands
She was just a teenage girl
They promised a work in this nobodies land.
Now all she had left was someone called “ daddy”man.
She prayed that there would come that day
Someone to rescue her and take her away.

Shell✨🐚
Happening all over the world.
Imagine it was you.
133 · Sep 2022
The kiss
Why do you watch openly from afar but getting closer you got so shy.
Hiding behind the tree
Afraid I’m going to touch thee
I guess I want a kiss from you
A kiss is just a kiss
Or a sign
When it’s more then what it seems
and
butterflies are not death but still alive
It’s the beginning of something new.
A touch of the heart.


behind a cloud you hide
in my dreams I search for you
lingering moon love


Shell ✨🐚
133 · Sep 2021
Dear poet
Far apart
Hearing your whispers
in my ear
Like wind passing trees
Giving a cool gentle breeze
Written down feelings
Reaching the soul
Reading your poems
Falling  in love
over and over again



Shell ✨🐚
Written words touching the soul.
A child, lying in the darkness
under open sky
Alone and hungry, no one cares
All night in freezing cold
No tears anymore
Big dry eyes with questions,
sadness.
Total numbness.
Till the breathing stops
A child, a man, a dog
Who cares?

Shell ✨🐚
December month for many a happy precious time, for others only pain.
133 · Jun 2021
Quote 50🌷
My love for you is strong.
Like a branch of an olive tree.
Always moving with the wind

Shell✨🐚
132 · Jun 2021
Dream rendez vouz
At the dawn of my dreams
When eyes are closed
My dreams are awakening
Into the deep I go
Deeper and deeper I fall
A free fall
Until I see you there  with a tender smile
wake a dream
When we both are asleep
In the silence of our dreams is where we meet
Where everything you longed for is there
Take me along on your journey
How I care
I know you’ve been waiting
Wake a dream for me
Wake your dream and follow me
As soon as my eyes close
I’ll be there for you
Come and claim me.

Shell ✨🐚
In your dreams everything is possible
132 · Sep 26
Quote191🌷
When the leaves of fall have fallen 🍂
You see the beauty of the silhouettes.


Shell ✨🐚
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