Yearly Archives: 2010
The curious case of a little old book – Part 2
The curious case of a little old book - Part 2, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker.
Last year I related the story of an unusual find in a post titled “The curious case of a little old book”. I've had purchased a copy of the Roycrofter's edition of Aucassin & Nicolette ...
Those moments carefully stored away
Those moments carefully stored away, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker.
I am walking over hallowed ground
Over graveyards white and bleached
It's perfectly silent, there is no sound
The world is quietly beseeched
I keep on treading, trudging
I behold my soul grudging
As I step over sticks and Styx
Because time has lost it's rhythm
Lost it's rhyme
Twelve ...
Little things get easily lost
Little things get easily lost, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker.
Little things
Get easily lost
Easily broken
Easily disregarded
Discarded
Thrown by the wayside
To the curbside
Childhood memories
Of little toy planes
Held between two fingers
Chasing the clouds away
Of little plastic animals
Conversing in a garden of childhood bliss
And later than
A lover's trinket
Cherished once like a diamond rare
Do we still ...
You sacrificed a part of yourself
You sacrificed a part of yourself, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker.
You sacrificed a part of yourself
To protect the whole of me
To cover me, keep me safe
Protect me from life's cutting winds
From the coldness of frozen hearts
From blanketing notions
Descending like white shrouds
Through your loving kindness you taught me
To always care for ...
Woodland creatures features – Conclusion
Woodland creatures features – Conclusion, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker.
And so, as the prince of deers settled down in the afternoon sun, right beside me, my thoughts traveled with his, across the plains of fragrant country flowers, over the meadows and streams flowing in the distance. And there was peace.
What ...
