to let

i am to let
i have put up the board
i am vacating any day
i let
my life
bedrooms
fitted kitchens
fully furnished
all the white goods
in perfect condition
this life
this body
is for rent
per calendar month
so many
hours of sunshine
and warmth
laughter
pay me by standing order
no agent's fees
no contract

no, no, do not worry
do not expect me
to give notice
of self-possession
i do not plan
to take it back

you are welcome
move in any day

i have already moved out
look at all
the empty rooms

Mother-Tree

here, now, i will grow roots

roots that reach deeply into fertile soil

a firm foundation

from this i grow my trunk.

unshakable i stand

for you to rest against, and test your balance

for you to run around in mirth

or hide behind

to cut into the bark, to leave a mark of your existence

and your love

my trunk for you to try your strength

and show you what strength is

drawn from the depth

and firmly rooted.

and from the trunk i stretch my branches

now you can rest and sleep

under my shade

my watchful eyes

my silent presence, joyful shimmering of leaves –

i stretch them wide, my branches

and i reach them down

yes, here you will be safe

for you, there will be fruit and flowers

all in their season

(i turn into the appletree and in my childhood's garden)

i reach them high, my branches, too

to gather light for you

and to draw you up into the light

you will start climbing on my sturdy branches

then build your nest amongst the leaves

until you reach the crown

for now, i know i have to stand

and spread my roots, expand my trunk,

stretch out my branches, keep my green leaves

for you.

untitled

in the morning,
the full moon dissolves
into daylight
sky blue
i step into the wind
of another day

die wunden des oktober

auf dem asphalt kastanien
aufgeplatzt zetreten zerfahren
lauter leuchtendes fleisch
offene wunden
die stachligen hüllen verstreut
gewaltsam endet der sommer

now you are always with me

you have been calling me
and now you are here
i have been waiting for you
now you are always with me

beyond the stars
you have been waiting for me
to call out to you
 now you are always with me

on earth
your life begins within my body
now i am always with you

now you are always with me
as you have been
forever

in my sacred grove, grow
until the day my arms will hold you
until the day you let go of my hand
until the day my hand lets go of the world
until the day the world lets you go

and we return
to the stars
and we will be with each other
forever

On the loss of innocence & magic

now you are emerging
from the realm of innocence and magic
your eyes no longer see (the world)
or dream (images of heaven)

they attach themselves to the letter
and to the letter
they attach
meaning

these now create what you see
these now create your world

can you see it yet?
do you see the change of light?

as i see you start to read, 
i cannot help
but feel
sadness 
at the loss of innocence and magic
the change of light in your eyes

i know there is a new world
in each letter
each book
yes, my world

yet i wish i could save (for myself,
and for you)
the magic light
of innocent imagination

but who am i fooling
this is the way of the world

wintermärchen

über dem winter meiner seele schüttelt frau holle
ihre betten aus.
hier regiert die nacht. ewiges eis ächzt.
ungläubig blickt man auf den frühling.

am anderen ufer herrscht eine andere zeit.
mit der sonne kommt das vergessen.
man verbannt die dunkelheit misstrauisch
in immer kürzere nächte.
hinter vorgehaltener hand erzählt man kindern
märchen von eisblumen.