Spring walk

Spring walk, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Golden trea­sures hang From lus­trous sil­ver branches Beneath moon­stone sky © Thorsten Becker


The things most precious

The things most pre­cious, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. The things most pre­cious Are not the ones that shine and shim­mer Like tran­sient gold and sil­ver plea­sures But those that glow and glim­mer Fill­ing hearts, not pock­ets, with indeli­ble trea­sures © Thorsten Becker


Poetry of the moment

Poetry of the moment, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Time. A string of minute events, a stream of con­tin­ues occur­rences, car­ry­ing upon its waves life’s many sto­ries, pass­ing, fleet­ing, never rest­ing. But within this stream sto­ry­tellers stand, lis­ten­ing, wait­ing, observ­ing, cap­tur­ing lit­tle pieces, pack­ing them away. A trea­sure trove of ran­dom moments, bits and pieces


A gathering of stones

A gath­er­ing of stones, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. A gath­er­ing of stones Of var­i­ous shades and tones From ashes to ashes and dust to dust They’ve been put into an Ash tree’s trust All of them planted there Set there with much thought and care Long ago, by writer’s hand At this site they


Circle of Life

Cir­cle of Life, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Rem­nants of Autumn Embraced by Spring’s blos­soms On a sunny day © Thorsten Becker


Keep close company

Keep close com­pany, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. For two are bet­ter As one alone may not keep warm On a chilly day © Thorsten Becker


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 which also, unex­pect­edly so,