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IN FLIGHT

Only in English

In flight

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Take me to Olympus

and let me sit among the gods

teach me how to fly

give me your wings

 

Take me to the moon

let me dance with you

grand valse brilliant

one last time

don’t let me cry

 

Take me to the bosom of the earth

and let me dig for gold

and palladium

teach me your wisdom

 

Take me to your heart 

and let me hear the birds

and murmurs of the forest

help me to fall

asleep

 

Don’t let me die

Ballerina

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You won’t fall if you don’t dance
ballerina
un deux trois
sauté — jump, lift
a lone bird in the clouds

pas de deux is not for one
ménage à trois not for a couple
it must be handled like a troika
with tight reins

trois un deux
through the air
and landing on two feet
bourrée

If you don’t fall you don’t learn
to fly
you count your bruises and blessings
marry a count
come down to earth
heavy with babies
grounded

What counts is the dance
and a bow at the end
the steps and figures don’t matter
enchanté

Imagination

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It is easy to enter the world of Buddha,

hard to enter the world of the devil 

(Japanese )

 

 

Imagination

running wild

a tiger of truth

on the loose

beware

 

the tiger is chasing its tail

be aware

of the stripes

you can get caught in -

the in-between

 

better get on top 

hold on to the ears

don't let the roar bring you down

or the tail swipe you aside

hold on

 

what a ride

to paradise 

you would also like to visit hell

but it's temporarily closed 

for renovations

 

perhaps next time

A dream without the cross

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Christ has collapsed

leaning on the wall

I tried to lift him

I wanted to straighten 

his twisted limbs

to fix his broken joints

 

but his head fell to one side

and wobbled

his neck folded

only his long spine held him

as he slid down along the wall

 

I pushed him against it

 

but he kept sliding 

slowly further

there were no cracks or wedges

that would give support

no trees or grass to grasp

 

I became a tree trunk

 

but he twisted around it

missed me

and went down

 

if only I had found nails in time

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