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a weary war-god
set to guard sheep
for 11 months


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March - the month of Mars, the Roman god of war - comes to an end. April - the month of "opening" the earth - takes over. An ancient Danish name for April is "Sheep-month", the month when sheep and cattle again was let out to grass. Another name was "Grass-month".

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Monday, 28 March 2011


hummmmmmming forth a bird ::: Pan as a showman

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round a needles eye
a gathering of camels and penguins -
I dip one foot

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March 26 2011

showing its first teeth
the ice free lake
plays with the wind

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March 25 2011

toddlers new sandals
always ending up
on the wrong feet

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not very subtle
the attack of pollen -
eyes firmly shut

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following the spring
I end up in a yellow haze
by the feet of trees

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spring equinox -
what IS the point
of shaving?

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birthday again -
luckily I'm old enough
to ignore it

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spring hesitating
at the bakers' we comment on
the dull weather

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Saturday, 19 March 2011

a short visit
on my newphews chin
signs of beard

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ay, defiant winter
throwing handfuls of snow
into the spring

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a fallen Manneken Pis
besides sacks of cement -
spring hesitates

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en væltet Mannekin Pis
ved siden af cementsække -
foråret tøver


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English and Danish

Spring

not with pipes and drums
but with chirps and sprouts -
spring comes marching

tanka

while holding my grandson
a Japanese mother
wanders through a town
washed off the earth
in search of her child

how powerless the words ...

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look of surprise
the tiny boy sucking
his first flask

soccer match
even the smallest boys
have cell phones

Train ride

fine mist
miss Spring is lifting
her skirt

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March 11 2011

spring lawn -
colorful balls
in bloom




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Due to personal circumstances this blot will no longer be udated on a daily basis. Enjoy anyway.

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Western Wynde -
'tis a day for listening
to Thomas Tallis

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rain - crocus left outside

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TUESDAY, 8 MARCH 2011

silver sickle first harvest of snowdrops

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touch of spring -
first warblers weaving
a web of song

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carnival -
Spiderman holding
his fathers hand

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fastelavn -
Spiderman holder
sin far i hånden


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(English & Danish)

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Northern wind a shopping list for Eden

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evenly spread ::: this thing called light

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garbage
and there among cans and boxes
first crocus

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second day of spring
the calendar says -
should stay quiet

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land of mud -
the footprints
I won't follow