To be close to an elephant, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Oh, to be close to an elephant, that creature grand and elegant, that wrinkled skin craggy and gray with a big heart beating like a drum, next to it I’d feel no ill nor glum. I want to be close to eyes searching man’s …
Please play those songs once more, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Down that road Dreams carried under their arms Music in their souls Dressed in fine clothes Songs of bright days and pride ways Here, in this tattered town Of sun beaten whitewashed walls And plenty of touristy stalls They carry on in thoughts of …
Do you enjoy detective stories? Have you ever wanted to be a sleuth yourself? I can answer both questions with “yes”. Growing up I listened to quite a lot of audio books, mostly Three Investigators, Famous Five and TKKG. And of course I would go out and play sleuth myself. This fascination with finding things …
A book can’t crash, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. I stare into the void. It is a strange and peculiar void, one that is a perfect flat surface, radiating brilliantly with millions of colors, assaulting my senses, overwhelming my eyes, burning deep into my retina. I am transfixed but I cannot connect, I cannot feel, …
The curious starlings, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Standing on our feets Waiting here for all those peeps Who will feed us treats © Thorsten Becker These curious European Starlings can be found right outside the Amsterdam train station. While starlings are usually skittish these have become so used to people that they can be …
There is an understanding between me and the crow, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. There is an understanding between me and the crow That whichever way I go It will follow, caw and show The movement of shadows to-and-fro As I descend And thus depend On ebony wings well hidden from the light Black feathers …
Hence I look again, once more, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. In a mirror across the street I see reflections Of life in light so bright Wondering Do I gaze upon the picture right Or is it left that’s on the other side? Should I focus on distorted lines Or on those colorful designs? Is …
