Empty streets, bikes locked up
no skating behind the Rijksmuseum
no conversations with coffeeshop friends
no Father Christmas on horseback
in the Sinterklass procession.
Bike riders leaving food on the ground
No people praying in the church
Winter brings a severe lockdown;
Vincent van Gogh could paint the scene
or Rembrandt in his rueful period.
Canals and bridges strangely quiet
A Scotsman in Vondelpark says
'People are goin' aff their heid!'
Where is the cosy gezelliheid
Mr. Heineken and Princess Beatrix?
In the Whirlwind is a poetic storm that frees history from the cages of corruption and puts it in the hands of everyday people. Words are weaved into a new fashion statement that has nothing to do with runways but everything to do with projects!
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