Monthly Archives: January 2010

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 …

26. January 2010 – 15:01 | By Thorsten | Posted in Poetics | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (18)

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 sim­pler joy could …

26. January 2010 – 08:39 | By Thorsten | Posted in Poetics | Tagged , , , , | Comments (1)

Lovers’ kiss

Lovers’ kiss, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Lovers’ kiss One true bliss Elec­tric­ity of the soul Hearts ablaze dur­ing a night stroll Here Touched by lovers touch Their love flies Towards Elysian skies Ascends through lay­ers of the atmos­phere Straight through the stratos­phere Until leav­ing behind the exos­phere There Where every­thing is oh so clear …

25. January 2010 – 11:11 | By Thorsten | Posted in Poetics | Tagged , , , , | Comments (5)

Treats, seeds

Treats, seeds, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Through cold frosty air Play­ful calls I hear, right there, “Treats, seeds, please share, care” © Thorsten Becker

11. January 2010 – 15:26 | By Thorsten | Posted in Poetics | Tagged , , , , | Comments (4)

A winter dream

A win­ter dream, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. It is noth­ing but snow On a gray cold day Noth­ing but trees That in the dis­tance sway Why should I stay? Just a lonely walk Through winter’s soli­tude Bit­ing cold air Chip­ping away at my for­ti­tude Such is my atti­tude When sud­denly Up in the sky Fire­birds fly …

11. January 2010 – 14:59 | By Thorsten | Posted in Poetics | Tagged , , , | Comments (3)

Two strangers

Two strangers, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Two strangers, on that path ahead Two strangers, hand in hand Walk beneath Two strangers, tall and grand Who also hold each oth­ers hand, And on that path ahead My love, we shall now tread Two strangers, hand in hand To walk beneath Two strangers, tall and grand © …

7. January 2010 – 07:36 | By Thorsten | Posted in Poetics | Tagged , , , | Comments (3)

Silence of the snow

Silence of the snow, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. No sound, high or low As I walk through the silence, Silence of the snow © Thorsten Becker

7. January 2010 – 07:35 | By Thorsten | Posted in Poetics | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (5)