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by Ashina Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E · Poetry · Death · #2067527
A poem for my grandpa who recently passed away. Dutch original, English translated below.
Ik vind je

Ik vind je in de sterren,
ik vind je in de golven van de oceaan.
ik vind je achter mijn oogleden,
ik vind je daar weer voor mij staan.

ik vind je in mijn woorden,
ik vind je in mijn doen.
ik vind je in mijn gedachten,
in alle herinneringen van toen.

Ik vind je in mijn tranen,
ik vind je in mijn verdriet,
maar ik vind je in mijn geluk,
ik zal je vinden in alle mooie dingen die nog liggen in het verschiet.

Ik vind je in de toekomst,
ik vind je in ons allemaal.
Je hebt ons niet verlaten,
want ik vind je overal.


Rust zacht, lieve opa
.



I find you

I find you in the stars
I find you in the endless reaches of the sea
I find you when I close my eyes
I find you standing there right in front of me.

I find you in my words
I find you in acts, when
I find you in my thoughts,
I find you in all my memories of then.

I find you in my tears
I find you in my grief,
but I find you in my happiness
I’ll find you in all the beautiful things that I will reach.

I find you in the future
I find you in everyone, safe and sound.
You have not left us,
Cause I find you all around

Rest softly, dearest grandpa.
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