Zywa - Hello Poetry

Zywa Nov 2024

[ His beautiful voice ]

His beautiful voice!

Could he perhaps be gargling --

honey every day?

Novel "De leesclub" ("The reading club", 2010, Renate Dorrestein), chapter Five

Collection "Old sore"

#beauty #voice

Zywa Nov 2024

[ Are, these days, men's skirts ]

Are, these days, men's skirts

like kilt, sarong and lungi --

called 'legless clothing'?

Novel "De leesclub" ("The reading club", 2010, Renate Dorrestein), endnote 21 - The later invention of long trousers became the standard, hence the term 'male unbifurcated garment' (MUG)

Collection "Old sore"

#clothing #mensskirts #kilt #lungi #sarong

Zywa Nov 2024

[ It is arduous ]

It is arduous

to carry him, he's heavy --

with his phantom limb.

Novel "De leesclub" ("The reading club", 2010, Renate Dorrestein), chapter Ten

Collection "Old sore"

#bodyandmind #mind

Zywa Nov 2024

[ He sings wistfully ]

He sings wistfully

about a sheep, cow or goat --

sunk into the peat.

Novel "De leesclub" ("The reading club", 2010, Renate Dorrestein), endnote 23 - Scottish songs, accompanied by a bagpipe

Collection "Old sore"

#melancholy #bagpipe #scotland

Zywa Nov 2024

[ A lot of wisdom ]

A lot of wisdom,

as the harvest of my life?

Nah, I know better.

Interview by Carolina Lo Galbo with Renate Dorrestein in the tv-program "VPRO Books" (December 17th, 2017)

Collection "Old sore"

#wisdom

Zywa Nov 2024

[ A sledgehammer kills ]

A sledgehammer kills,

or it may loosen a thought,

something from the past.

Novel "Weerwater" ("Wateragain", 2015, Renate Dorrestein), chapter 4-1

Collection "Old sore"

#memory #remembering

Zywa Nov 2024

[ We keep racing down ]

We keep racing down,

and from what we hear the van --

has lost its exhaust.

Novel "De leesclub" ("The reading club", 2010, Renate Dorrestein), chapter Five

Collection "Old sore"

#journey #discomfort #haste