Online journal capturing the moment and the memory of moments. A meadow meditation. |
82 187a Framed against a deep / blue sky — smell / of mock orange (Ringebu) 83 187b Munching / in shade — sheep / at rest 84 187c Old woman (in a walker): / wind blown hair / and pearls (Lillehammer) 85 187d Waterfalls cleave / a town that skies / in two (Lillehammer) 86 187e Train to the west / bus to the east — we sleep / above it all (Lillehammer) 87 187f In the evening / sweet coffee — who needs / to sleep? 88 187g Train stations / tongues of many tribes / one nation 89 187h Long shadows / embrace death — and new / buds bursting 90 188a In a gentle breeze / banners curling — turk's-caps / in bloom (SU = Sigrid Undset's garden) 91 188b Far off buzz: / a motorcycle, a chainsaw / or a cow? (SU) 92 188c Flies attracted / to manure — annoy / my rest (SU) 93 188d In afternoon sun / white glories of the morning / still bloom (SU) 94 188e Flag limp — / nary a breeze to / ward off flies (SU) 95 188f Even looking / down the well — I avoid / my own reflection (SU) 96 188g Just sitting / in Sigrid Unset's garden — / she wasn't home. (SU) 97 189a Bells ring at / eleven — a call to / sit in sunshine 98 190a Station / midday trains chirp / to children (Lillehammer) 99 190b Colored organ / pipes — light breaks through / yonder windows (L) 100 190c Organ pipes / bellow — not a pip / from the pews 101 190d Bicycles on sidewalks / — one misstep — /smack 102 190e Fountain of / blessings — stones on / new gravestones 103 190f Under the chestnut — / black man smoking / and coughing 104 190g Water trough / tinkling — dirty cobbles / and cigarette butts (Helga Helgesens Plass) 105 191a Garbage and graffiti — / on the other side / of wealth 106 192a A gull on the / fountain — hazelnut / in my mouth 107 192b Tremblent les feuilles / de bouleau — je tremble / dans l'ombre xx 192bn Bjørkene svirmer — Jeg skjelver i skyggene (Norwegian) xx 192bs Skakande / björkblad — Jag skakar i skuggan (Swedish) 108 192c Slip, slide, / slither — five seals / wave flippers 109 192d Azalea and maple / dappled shade — dry leaf / litter 110 192e Farmyard cattle / stench — small boys / petting a goat 111 192f Sitting in the box / bed — wooden plates / empty smiles 112 192g Painted doors / a result of white / winter work hours 113 192h Petting zoo / chatter of children / and goats Dates: 187 6/27.28.29 188 6/30 189 a 190 a,b,c 7/1; d,e 7/5 191a 7/5 192 7/7 July in Göteborg 87.455 |