drinking – Scriptorium '77

Here for the last days of the Year

Being here
Not drinking beer
Eating what’s left
In the fridge

© Dominik Alexander / 2024

Sonnet #72: Pub Choc

It’s chocolate drinking time on colder days
The evening’s appearing sooner now
Collectively we flee the working maze
But what is freedom; can you tell me how?

© Dominik Alexander / 2024

According to the Ordinary: London

Alright, mate, listen close and you’ll see
Life ain’t all glitz and glam, it’s the ordinary for me
According to the ordinary, ain’t no fuss

© Dominik Alexander / 2024

According to the Ordinary: Dublin

Ah, lads and lasses, gather ’round tonight
On St. Paddy’s Day, under Dublin’s green light
According to the ordinary, it’s a grand affair

© Dominik Alexander / 2024

Sonnet #25: Peace

When every drop of hope seemed spilled with ease
By narrow minded people without thinking
The enemies of freedom make their peace
Don’t hesitate to drop your glass of drinking

© Dominik Alexander / 2022

Paranoid World

We act and talk against each other / Because we live in constant fear
Paranoia grows in every corner / But we ignore what’s next and dear.

© Dominik Alexander / 2017

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!