Same Procedure as Every Year

Snowball

You make the fire
and I'll show you something wonderful
a ball of snow

Du mach' Feuer,
und ich werd' Dir was Schönes zeigen:
einen Ball aus Schnee.

Matsuo Bashō

Merry Christmas

Frohe Weihnacht.
Und Frieden auf Erden.
Und den Menschen ein Wohlgefallen.

Splendid Eyesolation

Diving deep
into the ocean of thoughts.
Scars of life.

Laughing Luesday*

Victor Borge


* [For first time visitors]:
Typo in the title? Nah. It's just that I would not let a tiny T spoil an avantgardistic alliteration.

Satori

Bearing its fate,
watching those folks.
Who's ridiculous?

On the Road

Forward to . . .

Custom

. . . leaves possibilities . . .

Sláinte, old man :)

Two world wars later
One boy became my father.
Today's his birthday.

In the Mood for Fado

Mariza * 16. Dezember 1973

Monochrome Monday

Environmental awareness.

Two years ago

Edna O'Brien (*15 December 1930)

Convy Castle

Twice.

Bottega d'Arte

As time goes by.

Friday is Skyday

. . .

Dubliners

As time goes by.

On the Road

Twelve years ago.

Edith Sitwell

Edith Sitwell

Monochrome Monday

Neighbour Crow.

Ban landmines

By landmines
one may easily lose a leg.
And more.

More Mistletoe

Fine tree for lovers.
But careful:

It's not all mistletoe
that looks as if it were . . .

Friday is Skyday

From the archive (09/12/03)

Magic Umbrella

From the Archive

373 days ago . . .

From the Archive

Only the early . . .

13

No one's been kissing
under all the mistletoes.
Just ask the chimney.