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HALLOWEEN NIGHT It is Halloween night. As goblins and hags We go trick or treating To fill our bags. The night is chilly But we don’t care. We scare each other. Tonight all is fair. And when it is over … Continue reading →

FATHER Father, where are you? Long buried your strong body and blue eyes, your fierce look and jarring ways, But not your kind words, your smile and warm hug Ever present in my love. Yet my children still see my … Continue reading →

WHAT’S IN A WORD? A whole wide world of sound sensations. Picures speak in sounds of nations. I never listened to the words When I heard songs sung as a child, And yet I could predict a rhyme. Now ‘child’ … Continue reading →

MY NANNY I don’t know why I can’t get by Without reflecting on the world And why I’m here. It’s just uncanny. I don’t know one, I don’t know any Who might know all. Sometimes I wish that I was … Continue reading →

DAS GEDANKENKIND Horch, wie der Wind die Hoeh’ erreicht, Durch die tiefsten Schluchten streicht, Wie er atmet aus und ein in Menschen, Blaettern, im Gestein. Die Geistgestalt ist wie ein Kind, mal hier, mal da, immer geschwind. Gedankenkind, kein Weg … Continue reading →

DREAMLAND Alone with my thoughts and ready to sleep I welcome you, darkness, velvet and deep. There are sights to behold so vivid and clear. Hand me paper and pencil. I’ll draw them but fear When I open my eyes … Continue reading →

BEHIND CLOSED EYES I see horses and wagons And faces of angels And bodies of dragons. I see ballet dancers performing on stage. I dance with them, forget my age. I am supple and agile. I dance and I sing. … Continue reading →

WEDNESDAY NIGHT It is Wednesday night, Just an average night. The chicken is almost done. The crossword puzzle relaxes my husband And TV baseball my son. My other son sleeps, for he works at night. My daughter arrives at six. … Continue reading →

HOME I zoomed up into space And mingled with the stars. I found in those vast reaches Freedom and no bars. I crawled into the deepest cave Within earth’s crust. I found in earth security. Which is it I can … Continue reading →