Feb 2022 – Scriptorium '77

From Zeynep to Antonia

A few hours ago I learned to concentrate on my breathing
When there are distractions
At some point you realise that you are distracted

© Dominik Alexander / 2022

eyeballs. fear. darkness

My eyeballs are moving left to right and back
when I’m laying back —
They are always in motion
like my mind —

© Dominik Alexander / 2022

others want to see me mad

if i never want to go mad
others possibly will be sad

© Dominik Alexander / 2022

Searching the Doppler Effect in Everyday Life

There is screaming
Likewise wild cats in a dark blue ocean
Otherwise al-lone

© Dominik Alexander / 2022

Mit schlafwandlerischer Unsicherheit

Scheinbar sehnen wir uns nach Krieg
Und hoffen, Putin würde endlich den letzten Schritt gehen
Wo bleibt sein Gang über den Rubicon
Der in seinem Fall der Seim wäre

© Dominik Alexander / 2022

Verlorenes Reimschema

Der hibiskusblaue Himmel raunt zu mir herüber:
Sei doch mal etwas heiter, mein Lieber
Denk doch nicht immerzu nach

© Dominik Alexander / 2022

Scrapbooking & Handlettering

Who reads cannot write
There is a reading community out there
That makes reading a competition

© Dominik Alexander / 2022

Sonnet #23: Schreiben

Ins Schreiben flüchtet sich, wer Liebe kennt
Geschrieben Wort ist hingehauchter Kuss
Vom Geist mit Stift zu Blatt Gefühl benennt
Mit Leidenschaft gekritzelter Genuss

© Dominik Alexander / 2022

Sonnet #20: Universitätsklinikum

Der Abend stinkt nach fauligen Gedanken
Da zieht sie durch die Stadt, die Bürgerschaft
Spazierengehen nennen sie’s, die Kranken
Im Klinikum erhebt sich Abwehrkraft

© Dominik Alexander / 2022

Der König ist tot

Ich stell mir vor
dass ich den Vater liebe
mit seinem Glanz und seinem Schein
mit seinen Hieben

© Dominik Alexander / 2022

WRITING Creative writing is my personal way to deal with the world we live in. I try to figure what’s going on and how to make sense of it. Creative writing is also giving something from me to you to enjoy, to think about or just share some time together online.

POEMS On this page I started with poems because it’s an easy way for me to write something off my chest. Poems are about one tiny aspect in life, about a special feeling or a combination of both. Poems have the power to connect people in a special way. You can think about a poem for far longer than it lasted reading it. You can sing poems; you can think about poems; you can recite them out loud. Tell me what you think about my poetry. Or suggest a collaboration.

ART I already told you that I started with poems in here. But that’s just the beginning. I also write sonnets, short shories, novels, odes, haikus and more. I design my own books, do letterpress from time to time and like to make more collages. Some of it I put on here. Some of it I’m still working on. Most of it is still in my mind.

COLLABORATION I’d like to work together with other creative people. Do you like one of my poems and would like to make a song from it? Contact me! Do you have an idea but not the right words? Contact me! Do you like one subject I have written about and want to learn more? Contact me! Are you a writer but stuck in procrastination? Contact me!

FUN Sometimes I write about dark subjects. Sometimes I write about light subjects. Most of times I write because of the fun of writing. Because it’s healthy to do. Writing clears the mind. And, yeah, writing is fun. Do you like to learn more? Contact me!