Monniksoog | 
I'd been meaning to read Nooteboom for ages, and yesterday, I found one of his books in the poetry section of the library: L'oeil du poète (Monniksoog) followed by Adieu (Afscheid,...). The 1st collection really spoke to me.
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Dans l'autre île pas de dunes mais des rocs,
noirs, des plantes à crocs et dents s'abreuvant à la pierre,
agrippées aux gravières. Un phase ici aussi, haut
dressé contre la violence d'un orage,
#Netherlands
Dilara The description (originally of Schiermonnikoog, an island in the Netherlands) reminded me of Cap Griz-Nez and Cap Blanc-Nez, in Northern France (as seen in this pic I took in 2022). 3d
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