We have set ourselves a challenge

Our quest is to write an elfchen (cinquain) poem every day for a year.
Taking inspiration from what we see, think, do and feel our quest will produce a journal which, we hope, will show a unique journey of discovery.

Die Aufgabe, die wir uns gestellt haben, ist jeden Tag für ein Jahr lang, ein Elfchen zu schreiben. Unser Leben, was wir sehen, fühlen und erleben, soll als Inspiration dienen.
Viel Spaß dabei, unsere Reise durch das Jahr zu verfolgen!

Monday 28 March 2011

stop

stop
should we
try something new
less frequent, more intense?
perhaps

Friday 25 March 2011

finished

finished
cycle ended
washed and rinsed
my brain spun dry
refreshed

Thursday 24 March 2011

healthy

healthy
good food
bodily temple cleansed
the future looks rosy
now

Wednesday 23 March 2011

excited

excited
extremely tired
wanting to move
to end it and
begin

health

health
basic need
point of growth
from wholesome cultured  seed
bloom

Tuesday 22 March 2011

thoughts

thoughts
hope's nourishment
sweet and sour
hope still springs eternal
always

Monday 21 March 2011

mud

mud
masks beauty
with oozy filth
earth's benefits are free
rich

Sunday 20 March 2011

watch

watch
observe closely
chance to learn
if you take it
seriously

talk

talk
without pause
and without meaning
it's all about you
empty

Saturday 19 March 2011

Sunday

sunday,
monday, tuesday
wednesday, thursday and:
friday I am home
finally

Friday 18 March 2011

Thursday 17 March 2011

time

time
time wasted
and completely gone
never ever to return
ageing

compressed

compressed
under pressure
world's weight bearing
back breaking, shoulders aching
crushed

Wednesday 16 March 2011

goodbye

goodbye
furry friend
our brief friendship
is at an end
goodnight

Tuesday 15 March 2011

sulk

sulk
egocentric fugue
the world's centre?
just spin on it
baby

Monday 14 March 2011

loser

loser
both ways
the worst place
pig in the middle
pressured

Sunday 13 March 2011

release

release
let go
no more stress
the world will turn
unfazed

Saturday 12 March 2011

baking

baking
sweet things
made by hand
to reach the heart
fully

Friday 11 March 2011

Thursday 10 March 2011

perhaps

perhaps
one day
dreams will end
when reality takes over
life

Wednesday 9 March 2011

sick

sick
poor body
convulsing and shaking
hate to be helpless
stop

Milf

Milf
haunting me
bright coloured dreams
a thousand imagined affairs
nothing

Tuesday 8 March 2011

hypnotic

hypnotic
watch carefully
side to side
the rhythm catches me
ass

Monday 7 March 2011

Ant

Ant
tiny hercules
a constant endeavour
for the greater good.
example?

Sunday 6 March 2011

crazy

crazy
square peg
not quite normal
just stretching the limits
differently

Saturday 5 March 2011

yesterday

yesterday
now gone
only memories remain
must look resolutely forward
hoping

tear

tear
gentle cleansing
emotional safety valve
washing away my memories
gradually

Thursday 3 March 2011

meditate

meditate
seek within
find your centre
let the world pass
still

Wednesday 2 March 2011

sing

sing
in celebration
or in pain
but always with abandon
freely

Tuesday 1 March 2011

circles

circles
within circles
beginning we end
in ending we become
dizzy

diet

diet
I will
lose some weight
as soon as possible
now

snoring

snoring
insistent sound
rattling breath vibrates
no rest for me
sleepless