The word is
the root that
grows in the
ground where

the feet stand
that carry you,
forward through time,

with the sound
of your voice.

Eelco van der Waals

You is the
I of we
Like we
Are the
Us of you
And me

I am the
You of us

A unity
In two

As either
Side of
Skin can
Do

Eelco van der Waals

It starts with
a sound in
your head

an ie or
an aa
a pf or
whatever

in your boat
into morning.

So here
you are now,
your sounds

pull on words
like the clothes
that still hang
on your chair.

Once you
shape them
around you
they move
into meaning

of fresh hopes
and wishes
for a new day
ahead.

Eelco van der Waals
September 2025

The only time
is now

No future yet

All past gone

A spot in
eternity

forever.

Eelco van der Waals

Deeper and deeper
with every breath
at the break of day

Eyes between
open and closed

Circle of light
and freshness

Inward expanding
outward contracting

Infinity in the
palm of your hand

Clarity your companion
for the rest of the day

Eelco van der Waals
15 September 2025

I never asked for
a picture of you.

All I have is the one
my eyes captured
at the first glance of you
and fixed it forever
in my heart.

That is what I carry
in my heart
all the time
anywhere I go—
and that is enough.

For B

Keep your focus on what matters
The horizon plain in sight

Breathing in and breathing out
in the silence of the night

Let your heart decide its rythm
No use to control its pace

You are precisely where you should be
All your layers in one place

Feel the lifeline that connects you
from the organs in your chest

To the infinity around you
Everything is at your best

Eelco van der Waals
14 September 2025