Zywa - Hello Poetry

Zywa 20h

[ In narrow alleys ]

In narrow alleys,

people cling close together --

escaping the sun.

Collection "Local interest"

#city #alleys #sun

Zywa 20h

[ Do create something ]

Do create something

beautiful, just practise and --

pay close attention.

For Lotte W and Paul J, with a photo of Paul ink-spraying a drawing with Indian ink (December 15th, 1985, Beek [Berg en Dal])

Collection "Local interest"

#practice #art #beauty

Zywa 1d

[ Happiness: a word ]

Happiness: a word

of adults, it's a word that --

hinders happiness.

Novel "the Passion" (1987, Jeanette Winterson), chapter 1 the Emperor

Collection "Thinkles Lusionless"

#happiness

Zywa 1d

[ Out of my nightmare ]

Out of my nightmare,

I wake up in the anxious --

dream that is the world.

Novel "Lighthousekeeping" (2004, Jeanette Winterson), chapter Tenant of the sun

Collection "Thinkles Lusionless"

#nightmare #world

Zywa 2d

[ It's not permanent ]

It's not permanent,

yet happiness does last long --

as a memory.

Aphorism by Karel Boullart: Geluk is een kort genot en een lange herinnering (Happiness is a short pleasure and a long memory)

Collection "Stall"

#happiness

Zywa 2d

[ Next to us, they fall ]

Next to us, they fall

silent for a while, busy --

rewinding their thoughts.

Collection of family stories "Gezinsverpakking" ("Family package", 2024, 'De Chabotten'), story "Hier, ergens" ("Here, somewhere", Sebastiaan Chabot)

1. Re-flecting
2. For lack of topics of conversation, repeating oneself

Collection "Stall"

#thinking #order #reflect

Zywa 3d

[ I can't keep up with ]

I can't keep up with

him, he walks fast, his body --

is made for crutches.

Novel "Reddende engel" ("Saviour", 2017, Renate Dorrestein), chapter March 11th 19:15

Collection "Old sore"

#exercise #training #crutches