Yearly Archives: 2009

Behind the water

Behind the water, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. There is a sub­tle­ness In that rigid­ness That frigid­ness Of the cold air A noble flair An eter­nity Frozen A moment Sus­pended My fin­gers can’t quite touch it My eyes not quite see it My mind not quite grasp it Here I am Rest­ing Test­ing The waters Reach­ing …

16. February 2009 – 09:05 | By Thorsten | Posted in Poetry | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (2)

Flower of mine

Flower of mine, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. All that I need To make my heart rejoice All that I need Lis­ten­ing to that ten­der voice All that I need To brighten my day All that I need To hold me steady when I sway All that I need To lighten my load All that I need …

16. February 2009 – 00:04 | By Thorsten | Posted in Poetry | Tagged , , , | Comments (1)

Strawberry light

Straw­berry light, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Straw­berry light Warm and bright The sweet taste of soli­tude Inhaled with every breath Empty streets, frozen foot­steps Worn facades, slum­ber­ing in the shad­ows Arks of time, car­ry­ing within the past Time moves slowly, patient wan­derer Ever­more Nev­er­more Hereto­fore Cross­way of con­tent Hands in coat pock­ets Scarf around the …

6. February 2009 – 12:27 | By Thorsten | Posted in Poetry | Tagged , , | Comments (4)

Going ‘fourth’

Happy?Feet, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Today I am repost­ing an entry from July 2007. I have been tagged by my friend Esra for fourth and fourth (some­thing going around in the blog­ger realm). I will spare any com­ments on tag­ging games (lest I hear my wife say “you’re always so seri­ous”, with that long …

5. February 2009 – 11:24 | By Thorsten | Posted in Musings | Tagged , , | Comments (1)

Jadis, the White Witch

Jadis, the White Witch, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. “The White Witch?” said Edmund; “who’s she?“ “She is a per­fectly ter­ri­ble per­son,” said Lucy. “She calls her­self the Queen of Nar­nia though she has no right to be queen at all, and all the Fauns and Dryands and Naiads and Dwarfs and Animals—at least all …

3. February 2009 – 11:41 | By Thorsten | Posted in Musings | Tagged , , | Comments (2)

A message of strength

A mes­sage of strength, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. It never ceases to amaze me how arti­fi­cial things can have a pro­found emo­tional impact. I often admire the abil­ity of Japan­ese ani­ma­tion (see Anime) to really get the audi­ence involved, cre­at­ing a feel­ing of attach­ment and sub­se­quent joy or sad­ness depend­ing on the story. I …

2. February 2009 – 16:56 | By Thorsten | Posted in Musings | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Spring, perpetually frozen

Spring, per­pet­u­ally frozen, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Spring, per­pet­u­ally frozen, As its blos­soms are held In winter’s icy grip. © Thorsten Becker

2. February 2009 – 08:57 | By Thorsten | Posted in Poetry | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)