sitting there out of reach
in the grey November shade
overlooking the folly of men
going back and forth
six lanes of shiny tin cans
Sometimes we miss the things we see, ha de Gött!
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Overlooking
Tag Archive for ‘Life’
Tin man
a man of steel
an iron man
so pumped up
makes rattle and clatter
inside so empty
a tin man
No person should be an empty vessel, smile and say hi. Ha de Gött!
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Been there, done that
Explorers and travellers seeking new horizons
to boldly go where no man has gone before
just let me take some rest
Away is good but at home is the best, ha de Gött!
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Nixie
As the shadows draw closer
and the daylight fades into night
you can hear him tuning his violin
backed by the wind’s soft rustling in the leaves
and the beat of the waterfall
he plays his alluring tune
but beware and don’t get too close
Nixie’s wish is not to your best
The Nixie, Näcken in Swedish, is according to the old Scandinavian folklore a humanoid water spirit. He tries to lure you to the water in order to drown you. My grandmother used to scare us kids with him so we would not go close to the water.
If it sounds too good to be true it probably isn’t, ha de Gött!
Swedish version
När skuggorna närmar sig
och dagsljuset försvinner till natt
kan du höra honom stämma sin fiol
kompad av vindens mjuka prasslande i löven
och vattenfallets takt
han spelar sin lockande låt
men se upp och kom inte för nära
hans önskan är inte till ditt bästa
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Street life Amsterdam
Sometimes Forestry Ulle walks the streets like an ordinary man, ha de Gött!
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Silent wilderness
If you want to listen to the sound of silence the national park Tresticklan in Dalsland, Sweden is the place to go. The park is the largest uninhabited forest in south Sweden. The the 2906 hectares forest area has been growing untouched by humans since a big fire in 1830 in . One of the few remaining wild forests in southern Sweden.
I visited on a still day and between the birds singing there was complete silence. You could almost touch the silence. I did not see any of mammals you can find, moose, roe deer, fox, pine marten or wolfs but there was tracks.
I’ll be back, ha de Gött!
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Lingonberry
Shy lingonberries hiding behind the moss. Who I’m I to be the big bad wolf to eat the them.
Don’t ever take more than you need, ha de Gött!
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Nude
All naked it stands in the hidden valley of oak trees. Covered by the branches of the tree behind. Almost as a motherly protection.
This place has a very special vibe. Mystical and calm almost scary. The old oak trees stretching their slim branches like dancers to the sky and the sun. It is like the trees like to tell you a story, listen.
It is sometimes hard to see the forest for all the trees, ha de Gött!
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The Banker
A man waiting for the green light at lunch time in Dublin, Ireland.
Don’t check your phone while walking, ha de Gött!
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Life
life is a strange thing
just when you finally figured it out
you have to move on
to greener pastures, as fertiliser
screaming and naked you are born
a blank sheet, a story yet untold
to become a epic chronicle, an encyclopaedia
then the ink runs dry, the swan sings
the comfort is that no-one knows
how thick will the book become
or when you write the last chapter
the last word and the final dot.
Life’s a journey, not a destination (Aerosmith). Ha de Gött!
På Svenska
livet är en konstig sak
precis när du äntligen klurat ut det
måste du gå vidare
till grönare betesmarker, som gödningsmedel
skrikande och naken du är född
ett tomt ark, en historia som ännu inte har berättats
att bli en episk krönika, ett uppslagsverk
då torkar bläcket, svanen sjunger
trösten är att ingen vet
hur tjock blir boken
eller när du skriver på det sista kapitlet
det sista ordet och den sista punkten.
Livet är en resa, inte en destination. Ha de Gött!
UlleHaddock 