30 December 2014

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

25 December 2014

Merry Christmas

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

23 December 2014

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.

21 December 2014

Satori

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

20 December 2014

19 December 2014

Custom

. . . leaves possibilities . . .

17 December 2014

Sláinte, old man :)

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

16 December 2014

13 December 2014

10 December 2014

07 December 2014

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 . . .

05 December 2014

03 December 2014

02 December 2014

01 December 2014

13

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