Hoi hoi @F., Hope this finds you well! Don’t know where you’re from, but I know that these poems are called higgledy piggldedy (or hickledy pickeldy) and in the Netherlands - the language my mum taught me - Olleke bolleke. More often than not I use them as the backbone of lyrics...

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  • May 24, 2026

@everybody Need an example where razor sharp meets tender? Look no further and enjoy! Lovely artwork too! Warm greetings, Gus

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  • May 22, 2026

Chère C., In a tent, I don’t always have connection with the internet, but I’ll always catch up what you’ve written. Looks like the English expression is ‘stand by me’. If that is so, I think the Dutch version is more powerful. It’s: achter iemand staan. Stand behind somebody/you. So we’re your back...

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  • May 20, 2026

Chère L., Reads like a SOS? Yes, I think it does… Like it! Kind regards, Gus

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  • May 20, 2026

Chère G., I love bowing nd being bowed, so your write resonates very much with me. When can I expect another poem? Or am I asking too much. Warm regards, Gus

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