Tag Archives: melancholy

On that day when the clock had stopped

On that day when the clock had stopped, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. On a day like a thou­sand razors cut­ting through thick fab­ric, tear­ing into burn­ing skin right through to aching bones with icy blazes. On a day of grave like silence, of ghost like islands drift­ing in the shad­owy mist of mourn­ful gloom,

Tears of the sun

Tears of the sun, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. In that misty air Droplets form on fallen leaves Like tears of the sun © Thorsten Becker

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

Behind the water

Behind the water, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. There is a sub­tle­ness In that rigid­ness That frigid­ness Of the cold air A noble flair An eter­nity Frozen A moment Sus­pended My fin­gers can’t quite touch it My eyes not quite see it My mind not quite grasp it Here I am Rest­ing Test­ing The waters Reach­ing