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Insomnia

Insomnia

Too warm, soaking sweaty sheets

too cold, where is that blanket

the too soft pillow is too hard

why can’t he come, only for a fast drive by

spread that magic powder in my eyes

Mr Sandman, please come on in

place two Sumo wrestlers on my eyelids

let them win this fight

slumber, only to fall over the edge

with a bang you hit the floor

wide awake, for the next hour

trying to untangle yourself

from the bed linen web

giving in, fading into oblivion of sleep

then the alarm goes off, and out the window

Sleep tight if you’re still awake, ha de Gött!

Swedish version

För varma, genomblöta svettiga lakan

för kallt, var är täcket

den för mjuka kudden är för hård

varför kan han inte komma, bara en snabb sväng förbi

sprida det där magiska pulvret i mina ögon

Jon Blund, snälla kom in

placera två sumobrottare på mina ögonlock

låt dem vinna denna kamp

slumrar, bara för att falla över kanten

med en smäll slår du i golvet

klarvaken, nästa timme

försöker du reda ut dig själv

från sängklädernas spindelväv

ger efter, försvinner i sömnens glömska

sedan går larmklockan, och ut genom fönstret

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Nixie

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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Three faces

Three faces

One of my favourite places. The waterfall Älgafallet (translates to Elk fall) half in Norway and half in Sweden. Flowing water is always fascinating, the same but never the same. Like an actor with different faces.

Winter in January, frozen solid in -15°C.

Thaw one week later in +5°C. The flood was so high I could not get any closer.

Late summer and early autumn in +15°C with a good flow after a wet summer.

Just go with the flow, ha de Gött!

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Silent wilderness

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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