Autumn Crocus Awaited in spring Clandestine autumn crocus October’s surprise
Day: October 6, 2015
A new tale from Hans Christian Andersen
The Steadfast Tin Soldier Part 1 Once upon a time There was a troop of soldiers, Born from an old tin spoon, Holding rifles at their shoulders, In uniforms of red and blue. Each looked exactly Like the next Except for one Who was last To be cast And stood firmly On one leg. When the […]
Another translation of a poem by Hesse
Dream Translation of ‘Traum’ by Hermann Hesse It is always the same dream: A red-blossoming chestnut tree, A garden, a riot of summer blooms, Behind an old house with empty rooms. ~ There, in the garden’s quiet calm My mother rocked me in her arms; Perhaps – it is so long ago – Garden, house […]
A poem from my youth
Sink In the sink, Among dirty cups and plates, The hatred of daily monotony Raises its head From the prongs of a fork. Curling itself In a stainless-steel spoon, It speaks: Women belong in the world, In the universe, Not in a cold, tiled kitchen. Free yourself From the vacuum-cleaner vacuum, Dust away the duster […]
writing in north norfolk 