After rain the sun shines through.
If only for a short while.
It will always shine through.
Let the sun shine in, ha de Gött!
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After Rain
Tag Archive for ‘Poetry’
Fairy dance
In fading late summer light.
Fairies come out in dance.
Shy, in long white veils.
Melting together in mist.
Tucking in nature for the night.
Svensk version
Älvdans
I blekt sensommarljus.
Älvorna komma ut i dans.
Blygt, i långa vita slöjor.
Smälter samman i dimma.
Stoppar om naturen för natten.
This is inspired by my father-in-law who had a name for this type of mist “Älvdans” Fairy Dance. Ha de Gött!
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Mirror, mirror
Mirror, mirror in the sea.
Can you tell, what will be.
The future upon us one, two, three.
Cherish the moment, it won’t come again. Ha de Gött!
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Mystery River
Under a green umbrella
the river flows
playing light and shadow.
Life is a stepping stone dance, don’t slip. Ha de Gött!
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Slow down
Slow down
crashing waves turns
into soft veils.
Look and you shall see, ha de Gött!
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Sittin’ on the Dock of the bay
I wonder if Otis knew
What the tech companies
would do to us.
Now we’re just sittin’
on the dock of the Bay
Just wasting time
and the world around us
sinks into 1984.
Look up before it’s too late, ha de Gött!
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An extra pair
You might end up in travellers despair
Not bringing enough along in the air
With that rumbling faulty fart
The closest garment split apart
In your hand luggage always pack an extra pair
Better safe than sorry, ha de Gött!
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Crippled
Crippled like a lame crow
I got IT mouse elbow
Now I got to pray
Computer writes what I say
Everything I write must be a dictate
Does that make me a dictator
A twelve-week regime
With exercise extreme
This I must obey
To chase the pain away
If it’s worth doing, it’s worth over-doing. But it will cost you, ha de Gött!
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Passing by
It sometimes feel like life is passing by.
On the other end of the tunnel.
Where there is always a brighter side.
You must pass thru the shadows.
Reach the end before the gate closes.
Dare to take a leap of faith.
Or forever be stuck in the darkness of,
what if!
Svensk version
Passerar förbi
Ibland känns det som att livet rusar förbi
På andra sidan tunneln.
Där det alltid finns en ljusare sida.
Du måste passera genom skuggorna.
För att nå änden innan grinden stängs.
Våga ta ett kliv i förtröstan.
Eller förbli fast i mörkret av,
tänk om!
Choose carefully, ha de Gött!
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Time
In our time,
We have none
Too precious to waste,
Rushes past us,
Do we rush past it?
The only thing we have in abundance,
Until it leaves us behind.
An illusion of the past,
Chasing an unknown future.
Live!
Here and now,
Worrying about the future,
Is paying interest
On loans not yet received.
Each day has enough
Of its own troubles.
Our best time is now, is now, is now!
Tick, tock, ha de Gött!
Written and recited by yours truly at our choir summer concert on the Swedish National Day, 6 June 2025.
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