haibun

With Crimped Edge

The radio is on during my night. Now and then I wake up and listen. Then I go back to sleep. This night – welcoming a Sunday – I woke up to sacred hymns. I don’t like ”the sacred” but sometimes I like ”the hymns”. Hymns often give me nice childhood memories. My dear Aunt was a wonderful singer and a strong believer. I’m not!

I listened to the beautiful song ”Strålande stjärna” (also called Gläns över sjö och strand, Bethlehem star) In the program I see they played the song in 3 different versions.

I woke up to the last …

strålande stjärna
som en bankad mässingsskiva
med krusad kant

… probably it was disturbing me. And that poem popped up in my head.

glorious star
as a beaten slab of brass
with crimped edge

Couldn’t go to sleep for a long time after …

Traditional … and … the other (on Spotify).

And now I wonder …

… if some part of my brain is allert and awake … when I’m asleep?

Ps. Listening again when I’m awake_awake I find it not so bad but isn’t it too languishing slow!?

A kind of infinite music and questioning … like dancing around ”the point is”…

Blue Love in Hearts

Time is Perfect!

En viss förvirring uppstod medan jag var koncentrerad med kameran och han precis …

bumped into
the focus of my canon
I shot y o u
-with the dark slanted eyes-
and drowned in your arms

… och han frågade:

-Would you like to have a cup of tea with me?

-Time is perfect for a cup of tea – with you!

… svarade jag och lyckades trassla loss kameran …

… från hans arm.

Crazy Art by me - Time for Tea! Where to?

Skrivpuff: Förvirring.
Loss.

In the Stream – A Dedication

Sometimes I look up the words. To see what different meanings it can have. When I read about ”specific” …. well …

particular, specified, fixed, set, determined, distinct, definite, single, individual, ….

determined, specific, definite, particular, fixed, given

Individual, private, unadopted, separate, specific, personal

… it could be me ….
… some of the characters just on the point … ha ha …
… some lacking too …

Then I saw what Eddaz had written .. specifics about the man with M (= the man with a uppercase M = a very special one, it’s an expression in Sweden)… to spend the life together with …

Then I turned the perspective – in my mind – and thought …

-What would and should a man appreciate about me – the man with uppercase M!?

Like the pope said when he visited Sweden last summer – he had heard about the strong Swedish women and that Swedish men – therefor – look for women abroad … ha ha … they have problem with the strong ones …

So it has to be a man who is … really … interesting, broadminded, humble and strong, caring and loving, creative ….. like me … ha ha …

I thought I hade such a man … but after 45 years it turned out … thinking about the pope now … I was mistaken …

As I said before – I love interesting people! Creative people!

in the stream
like two flakes of ice
crossing
over each other and for a moment
melting together

A dedication to extra ordinary men – those I have met and these I will meet …

The Danube in ice - Budapest

Feelers needed – for two

I also believe in miracles! Miracles in the tiniest. Miracles in the mighty great universe. Miracles in minds.

feelers needed
walking in life of miracles
for two
with a watcher in the middle
enjoying the path way

It’s not enough to look closer! You have to look even closer! If you don’t want to miss the tiniest. Watch out …. Click on the pictures!

Did you see him in the above photo?
This is the miracle about macro shooting. Always surprises back home looking at the day’s result.
I find the ones I first didn’t see … miracle every time … and so fascinating ❤

Nobody else but me saw this exciting happenings in Budapest city center by the Danube close to Chain Bridge. I showed a girl but I think she got scared by the bugs.
People were occupied with selfies – with Buda Castle or the bridge in the background.

Carpe Diem: #1119 Miracles.

En Saknad Kokosnöt eller?

Idag blev det en enda bild. Men den tog minsann sin tid. I anspråk. Och tur var det att jag hann spara den. Innan skärmen blev svart och datorn dog. Den uppstod som tur var igen utan att ta tre dagar på sig som vissa. Nu har jag en fråga …

en liten tripp
alla vill hänga med
på äventyr

… man ska ju sätta namn på sina bilder. Märkliga bilder. Vad vill de säga? Egentligen! Det funderar jag mycket på. Därför är det så roligt när en läsare ställer en fråga så jag hajar till. Som Yuhu gjorde igår. Då måste jag tänka till ….

en stor nyckel
kontrolleras av en lite fjäril
så märkligt

… det gillar jag skarpt! Och vad kan det betyda? Jag funderar fortfarande.
Vet du?

under palmen
funderas det intensivt varför
en kokosnöt saknas

… och frågan är?

Vad ska en så’n här bild kunna heta?

Crazy Art by me - Exploring the World

Skrivpuff: Enda.

Recklessness

Today I am so inspired by the Pilgrimage. It’s about an incredibly important topic! We have to watch out when on Internet. We don’t know who is in the other end. Is it really that nice and charming person or is it a devil? And I am the kind that wants to be openminded and welcoming. But …

high in the sky
against the blueish of blue
the white of an eagle © Chèvrefeuille

I will use a haiku I wrote some days ago because it fits well here too:

you know
hawks are hunting – but only
in the sky

…. at the same time my integrity is very important and I am not stupid. I can take a fight and I do about catfishing (my webpage with useful links) and on Facebook. One of the latest has got himself a lot of female friends in a short time.

Sometimes I get tired of myself – about such kind of fighting – …

-Why bother! I say to myself. I have bothered all my life. It’s enough!

-It’s time for ”after work” now, I keep saying to myself. But I don’t seem to listen.

What to do with myself?
Advice much appreciated ….

Blue doves

Carpe Diem: #1118 Recklessness.

I have a dream

Today I am tempted to write about something … kind of … ”I have a dream”. A secret dream. Unreachable I’m afraid.

in room of sun rays
filled with easels and unlimited colors
I paint
my surreal world on canvas
and then kiss you welcome

So if I won a lot of money … if … if … if …

I would buy an apartment with a sea view. Not ground floor! It has to be with a great view and a large terrace. Blue sky most days and a weather that allows less clothes.

Watching the sunset we will drink wine and enjoy.
Every day …

I was told
by a picture to be
-grab the brush!
appetite for macro ‘n micro world
with mind conquered

I will paint, write and read …. and wait for you …

Crazy Art by me - Feelers for Nature

… every night …

Daily Prompt: Tempted.

När jag ska upp

I morgon måste jag vakna …

ett penseldrag
och det öppna fönstret stängs
plötsligt

… ja alltså tidigt! Tidigare än vanligt. Senare än alla andra. Ska ju på möte.

husmöte
om ytterligare en våning
och ny hiss
precis som en gång tidigare
då inte alla ville

Undrar hur det går? Hoppas någon översätter. Vill ju inte rösta fel. Men jag gillar faktiskt den gamla hissen … när jag ska upp ….

Tänk om det blir takterass … också!

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Skrivpuff: Vakna.

A Thought in Time

How interesting that…

open to emptiness
for every and only varieties
a thought in time

… I can use my ‘morning popup’ as prelude here …
… and start to fill the emptiness …

because
crossings of thoughts always
fructifies

… I love crossings in every kind. Especially in ”My Holy Three” …

Crossing for thoughts
yours and mine.
Crossings in life
old and new.
Crossings in acting
dance and music.

…. so it is.

But! – Take care when crossing streets!

Daily Prompt: Crossing.

On my way …

I think every single soul have to make up their ”pilgrimage” themselves and I don’t think they shall do i because someone’s telling them to. Not even or – specially not – if some religious figure say so. That’s my opinion.
Do I sound strict? Well I am about certain things 😉

I made one tonight – attending an event – got my soul totally filled …