postnatal [two hours]

Still and again and again one of my favorite poems...


We, unaccustomed to courage
exiles from delight
live coiled in shells of loneliness
until love leaves its high holy temple
and comes into our sight
to liberate us into life.

Love arrives
ad in its train come ecstasies
old memories of pleasure
ancient histories of pain.
Yet if we are bold,
love strikes away the chains of fear
from our souls.

We are weaned from our timidity
In the flush of love's light
we dare be brave
And suddenly we see
that love costs all we are
and will ever be.
Yet it is only love
which sets us free.

~ Maya Angelou ~

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The wonder of life

Philia alias Wuschel, born today, 03.03.11

power & beauty [pregnancy gym]

The udder has well developed,

the belly size increases,

but Pandora is still fit like a gym shoe...

short story [without words]

(28.02.2010 - 28.02.2011)

buddies

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To be in circumstances that are working uppon us, that from time to time place us in front of great natural things -- that is all we need.

~ Rainer Maria Rilke ~

Pandora

(21 month old; part of the family since November 2010)

Nereida

(ten month old)

Sterne

für Christian

Überfliessende Himmel verschwendeter Sterne
prachten über der Kümmernis. Statt in die Kissen,
weine hinauf. Hier, an dem weinenden schon,
an dem endenden Antlitz,
um sich greifend, beginnt der hin-
reissende Weltraum. Wer unterbricht,
wenn du dort hin drängst,
die Strömung? Keiner. Es sei denn,
dass du plötzlich ringst mit der gewaltigen Richtung
jener Gestirne nach dir. Atme.
Atme das Dunkel der Erde und wieder
aufschau! Wieder. Leicht und gesichtlos
lehnt sich von oben Tiefe dir an. Das gelöste
nachtenthaltne Gesicht gibt dem deinigen Raum.

~ Rainer Maria Rilke ~