I tried to sklent

to see if you

were enjoying Joep

as much as I

the Dutch poet

at the pulpit

(in his sanctuary)

striking looking

like an

Old Testament

prophet

I heard the keys

gentle Goliath

struck

to unlock

the magic wooden box

and the sounds drifted up

t’wards heaven

Music made using my poems

I have been experimenting again using AI to make songs from my poems. This is the first full ‘album’, the sound quality is not studio quality (and requires mastering) but it is an interesting experiment!

Bandlab

AI generated

Experimental AI album

I also tried my hand at an AI generated album ‘The Silence Inside’: a mixture of some of my poetry and instrumental music all using similar prompts to give the whole thing a (hopefully) coherent sound. Unfortunately AI can not yet produce studio quality tracks.

Listen With or Without Prejudice

These ’translations’ were made relying on a number of sources including AI translations and, in respect of ‘It Is Possible’, relying heavily on Robert Bly’s translation which he named ‘Pushing Through’. The author does not speak German, so interpretations might be a more accurate description.

1. It Is Possible
2. The Watcher

It Is Possible

It is possible I am trying to push through solid rock lying in