Yearly Archives: 2008

The light prevails

The light pre­vails, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Shad­ows rav­age over bleached cob­ble stone A ter­ri­ble flood, unstop­pable in its rag­ing. Angrily they encroach upon ancient grey walls. Water turns to fire, black flames engulf­ing Con­sum­ing the col­ors of hope in their wake. Reach­ing ever higher stone by stone One desire’s bind­ing them: To leap

Reflections

Reflec­tions, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Be a lake of refresh­ment, Still waters like a per­fect mir­ror. Reflect the beauty from above So that those low in strength, whose eyes are earth­bound May see the bright sun Shin­ing golden in the sky. © Thorsten Becker

Cockaigne

Cock­aigne, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Sky­trains race across a blue­berry sky Leav­ing cot­ton candy clouds behind. Below an end­less field of mint taffies Stretches towards licorice trees. Have a taste of the sweet life. Pass me another piece Before the scorch­ing sun Melts it all away. © Thorsten Becker What is Cockaigne?

Ms. Daisy

Ms. Daisy, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. A star descend­ing The day’s eye Danc­ing amongst the flow­ers © Thorsten Becker

Enjoy the silence

Enjoy the silence, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Grey days, mis­er­able light, the world turned ugly. I retreat to the white room deep inside. In the cor­ner, a foun­tain of inspi­ra­tion. In front, a seat of rev­e­la­tion. Silence, pure light, geo­met­ric har­mony. Sit­ting down, a book of blank pages in my hands. The foun­tain comes

That Summer Feeling

That Sum­mer Feel­ing, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Air filled with cricket sounds And sweet aroma. Flow­ers wav­ing in the breeze. Play­ful rus­tles in the trees. Sun shin­ing into my soul. Wish­ing it would last for­ever That sum­mer feel­ing. © Thorsten Becker

Amethyst Island

Amethyst Island, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Thoughts in silent motion Like an amethyst island In a jade ocean © Thorsten Becker