history – Scriptorium '77

Sonnet #91: Principles

Considering the Earth is round not flat
And principles are known by everyone
Depending on who’s going to play the rat
Decides about direction and what’s done

You Came. You Saw. You Didn’t Conquer

It needs more than two legs
To walk
It needs more than two eyes
To see

Lack of Confusion

standing in the middle of nowhere
i’m still seeing clear
thus I’m having fear
not of the unknown

The Mighty Might Not Fall: A Prelude to Our Collective Swan Song

The mighty will fall. What a comforting thought. But what if the mighty won’t fall? Because of the companies, the autocrats and the algorithms of today’s society? Let’s find out.

Waking Up From a Daydream

there lies a nightmare by the sea
that spreads into eternity
rivers grow and words collide
what’s there on the other side?

Searching For Companions

Searching the wood for companions
Sliding through icy canyons
In my dreams
When it seems

translation is key to understanding insomnia

within seconds there is dust
prior to this was a civilization
with culture and a language

he throws matchboxes for a living

of course, it’s hot / again / just another day goes by without thinking about rain / someone does barbecue on the river shores

what are YOU doing for an open society?

this city is for the old
and for those
whose emotions are cold
who just care for history

whatever your main attraction might be

mine is to perish with loneliness
when i stroll through long abandoned castles
breathing in the history of places
wondering about long past people