All poems and stories

  • Life, a poem

    As I write this I have no desire to get up and do something exciting, yet I know that I must. To have an interesting and exciting life we must do interesting and exciting things. Even though my poem suggests we must use every second to be alive, being alive also includes being still. I…

  • Sun, a poem

    I am in South Africa visiting friends and family. On day one I did not think I can stay here the planned three weeks. Day two I felt better and then became depressed again when I saw my hometown. It is in a terrible state, the roads are awful, traffic lights do not work and…

  • Should have, a poem

    I am curious if the human race was able to achieve all it has simply because humans are never satisfied with what they have or know. Do a thing and later regret it, or don’t do it at all, and always wonder what could have been. Before the internet made access to everything possible, people…

  • Hans and Sabine, living the dream

  • Mom and dad, a short story

    ‘Can’t wait to see you and dad. Love you too! Bye-bye!’, Mia gently replaces the phone in its cradle, closes her eyes and takes a few deep breaths. It does not help, her mind is racing, outpacing her heartbeat. ‘Shit! Shit, shit, shit!’, she opens her eyes and sees her reflection in the hallway mirror,…