Swedish Summer

Stockholm at 2 a.m. June, 2011

Karlstad, Sweden at 9 pm, June, 2011

Karlstad, Sweden (from a swing in a park), 7 pm. February, 2011

Karlstad, Sweden at 9 pm, June, 2011

Karlstad from Plane, May 2011

Karlstad from Plane, May 2011

Swedish Summer

Last dredging of snow

And it is early May

Birds are beginning to talk

and ice has gone away

The nights become light

The light more bright

A look out the window

At 23:00 hrs.

And one may spot a rainbow

A barbeque at midday

Precedes a bonfire

Slight jackets

Over T-shirts

A regular summer attire

No more sleet

The air is sweet

The Sun is alive

The Stars on 

a vacation

I hear

Nature’s determination

So different from

The winter

The winter that is stark

When all remains dark

Stars and moon work

Overtime

Children’s laughter

Their squeals

Their chatter

Their hopes

Their dreams

The only thing 

That remains

Constant

Like the sky

Behind every season

As our slow

Rhythmic breath

Behind

Medley of thoughts

Year after

Year…. 

Could life be more beautiful?