Dreamscape: Poetry, Paintings, and Writing.

Mountains and Sea
  • Bornholm Landscape © Steen Espersen, 1989

    *** The third instalment in my Espersen miniseries is a landscape. Steen was of an old Bornholm family and found a large part of his inspiration in the rocky landscapes. All thing nautical spoke to him and he spent a long time on the easternmost island group in Denmark, painting. Unfortunately, none of his oil…

  • The Impossible Dream

    Last night, I indulged in a film evening. Moonstruck. The script is unbelievable. The cast is stunning. The repartees, the romance, the music, everything works. Even Cage, hamming the proverbial lover, is perfect. The costumes are gorgeous, even the smallest role is perfectly filled. Love that film – and have loved it since it came…

  • An Eternal Question

    Maybe it will come back That singular moment When we reposed And an eternity passed. *** That moment when opportunities opened Or closed in a second To give us regret Or bliss without sting *** Are there such moments in love — or in hate? When seconds decide if our course is awry? *** Nay,…

  • Violet String Bird

    To continue my miniseries of Steen Espersen’s art, my choice falls on a quirky bird. Steen had considerable humour and showed it in a series of birds. They were ‘portraits’ or caricatures of musician friends. He presented me with this, shortly after I’d joined the Group of Alternative Music, a group of mad musicians that…

  • My First 2020 Reviews

    SS Bazinet, Open Wide My Heart Book 1, Traces of Home Escaping Your Past Can Prove Impossible – But Can Also Be A Healing Journey. Open wide my heart is a romance. It’s also an unusual and rousing tale of fear, violence, and how humans overcome unmeasurable challenges. In the brooding prelude, Lea, the protagonist…

  • Defending chivalry

    On hind-legs, front paws assertive like little pink boxing gloves, The mouse sniffs the air in an environment turned hostile. His opponent, tail swishing blue-eyed monster, readies its body for the jump But hesitates while seconds drop, frozen in time. No attack is possible while rules of chivalry persist And so, mouse and cat stay…

  • Blue Piano ©Steen Espersen, 1981

    Today, my picture isn’t my painting. It’s a treasured possession, painted by a talented artist friend. Sadly, he died far too early, and his art may already be forgotten in his native Denmark. I want to pay homage to a friend, and an inspiration. A generous person, who lost his life, teaching recovering narcomaniacs to…

  • Questions in a Time of Deathly Seriousness.

    The Covid-19 virus spreads. It can perhaps only be seen as nature’s attack on humanity. This has happened before with plague, cholera, diphtheria, and poliomyelitis. Now the time has come to see what coronavirus, Covid-19 can do. In between, there have been other strange attempts at wiping out humankind, like Ebola, mad cow disease, bird…

  • Secret Corner, Chiswick

    Flanked by railroads And fastened in barbed wire A corner of nature Tries its resilience And holds out against  Development. Too small for buildings Or status, The grass grows while bees buzz and Frogs sing In blissful ignorance that This spot has Escaped progress. Water and mud Seep through the edges But the scene remains…

  • Violets

    Let us not forget that spring is coming. In these difficult times, it seems more important to keep a positive outlook. Hence, a small reminder that, although nature is up in arms against humanity at present, flowers will still grow and delight our souls. The picture today is a miniature, but I hope it says…

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