Tag Archives: contemplation

Focus

Over the past sev­eral months one small word has occu­pied much of my atten­tion: focus. It’s been echo­ing in my mind, fol­low­ing my every thought, some­times with a gen­tle smile, other times with a scold­ing expres­sion. It cer­tainly is one of those lit­tle words with a big atti­tude — once it has become part of …

4. May 2012 – 20:39 | By Thorsten | Posted in Musings | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Memories of Autumn — Goodbye my butterfly

Mem­o­ries of Autumn — Good­bye my But­ter­fly, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Good­bye my but­ter­fly Your life lasted only sum­mer long But even in your fad­ing hour Your col­ors still shine brightly Your wings inscribed with a mes­sage For those who bow their heads A sub­tle note, a reminder That noth­ing fades unno­ticed For even …

2. February 2011 – 13:47 | By Thorsten | Posted in Poetics | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Across waters silent, there, reflecting

Across waters silent, there, reflect­ing, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Across waters silent, there, reflect­ing in a mir­ror smooth and sil­ver My spirit sits amongst mar­ble columns and won­ders Why my soul sits on the other side, Like a husk, like a cast off hide. Why do we some­times flee from our­selves, That fleshly tem­ple …

2. July 2010 – 15:43 | By Thorsten | Posted in Poetics | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (1)