Monthly Archives: October 2008
Look indirectly
Look indirectly, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker.
The eyes can be deceiving,
Seeing what they want to see.
Things seen, so obvious
The hidden truth lies beyond.
Beauty in the lines and shadows
Which cannot be perceived at once.
Things we're used, so mundane
Seen so often, every day.
Appreciation may be lacking
And details slip our attention.
Look next
Look past
Look ...
Of autumn colors
Of autumn colors, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker.
Summer's cheeriness is fading.
The time of deliberate contemplation,
Of deep thoughts and meditation arrives.
The bright colors of lazy afternoons
Of sweet deliberate easiness
Make way for spurts and dabs
Of cozy comfort on dreary days.
It is the season of rust brown,
Of burnt ocher and sienna,
Of autumn colors, ...
The Orchid
The Orchid, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker.
Of all the flowers fairest
One there is the darest
With colors boldly shining
Moves my hearts inclining
To wonder and admire
Thy beauty, to all aspire
May you forever reign supreme
Orchid, flower of high esteem.
© Thorsten Becker
For a brief period about 20 years ago I've cultivated a few orchids ...
Blue Pearl
Blue Pearl, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker.
In a vast velvet ocean of scattered light
One precious blue pearl shines bright.
Surrounded by a protective shell
Its great beauty everyone can tell.
Far and wide there is no other
Like this one, my sister, my brother.
To take good care of it we have been urged
Lest if ...
