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The road they call the Wall, in Geraardsbergen (Belgium)

I climbed a road they call
the wall
so steep
and after
visiting the chapel on top
with walls full of
plaques-of-gratefulness
I knew that:
I want a wall of gratitude
above my bed

each morning
I will stick to it
a little post-it note
with Continue reading →

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Angels on the rooftops of the Saint-John’s Cathedral in Den Bosch

whether she tells it piously
or phones it to you cheerfully
by singing or through an app
the message is, that:
we should love one another!

and when
that’s hard to do
then go for help
to the higher powers
they’ll empower
and inspire
you to live:
not by
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Nederlands: hier / Français: ici

burn-out

I stand aside
I need to
let the fuss
pass me by
worn-out
no energy left

they say:
you must do it yourself
get up by yourself
get going by yourself
you are the creator of your own destiny

but I say:
one can be Continue reading →

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My bilingual book (Fenna Smilde):
HOW IT ALL CAME TO BE / HOE HET ZO GEKOMEN IS
psychological fables / psychologische fabels
TO ORDER: webshop with English navigation or more: information

A-WAY

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In the Spirit of Christmas: “The reliable light that came into the world to enlighten everyone”

dark
when all is heavy

dark
when nothing seems to rhyme

dark
when nothing’s steady

dark
is all around

LIGHT
that will be sustaining

LIGHT
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Nederlands: hier / Français: ici

while queueing
for Madame Tussauds
I am passing
Gwyneth Paltrow
I pause
because
you look at me
and I take a photo

strange sensation Continue reading →

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