Inspired by today's one word prompt In any other city I would probably lose him, as his ability to hide behind others, look like them, or simply disappear, is beyond any other's. But this is the city of Faust. Among the folks of the night, roaming the quiet streets, haunting the silent parks, he … Continue reading Trace #TheDailyPost
Berlin
Temporary #TheDailyPost
The Prompt After sundown the city soon wears a cloak of silence: aside from the main avenues, traffic thins out, children rush home, buses and trams, stop by stop, deliver their cargos of precious and tired humanity to their homes. This leaves the freedom of the quiet streets to the flâneurs, to the tramps, and to the … Continue reading Temporary #TheDailyPost
Of a Bottle of Coke, and a Typewriter
In 1937 the city of Berlin celebrated its 700th anniversary. 1237, was the year when the first artefacts and documents attested of the existence of an organised municipality, in what was then the town of Cölln, as Berlin was still then a mere nearby hamlet. In 1937, the NSDAP, the party of Adolf Hitler, had … Continue reading Of a Bottle of Coke, and a Typewriter
Control #TheDailyPost #MaiFeierTag
Today's Prompt, May 2, 2017 As we approach the well known street, the crowd gets denser, perhaps quieter too, as if listening to itself. There are many people here, young and old, in pairs or small groups. The air is crisp and the sky peppered with cotton-like clouds. Will it rain? People chat, laugh, stop … Continue reading Control #TheDailyPost #MaiFeierTag
Roots #TheDailyPost #WritersWednesday
The prompt, Wednesday April 26 She belongs to this city, even if she would deny it. Her accent, I know, is - ever so lightly - from somewhere else, further East, for such is History. Once upon a time, those lands belonged here. Her roots are here. And I, wandering those streets, drinking quietly … Continue reading Roots #TheDailyPost #WritersWednesday
Blindly #DailyPrompt
Today’s one-word prompt He watches the City born again, the ghosts of the past walking, silently, amidst the joyous crowds. The ancient monuments look old and cleansed, no longer ruins martyred by war. Yet he does not follow the script, blindly, but, rather, reflects on the meanings, the hidden messages, the untold truths. Here were … Continue reading Blindly #DailyPrompt
Juicy #FridayPrompt
The Prompt As the ice melts, as the clouds fly slowly over the lakes, the city holds its breath, wondering if this is the end of Winter. It may not be, but in the woods, we saw a flight of cranes going East. Do they know? The air is still cold, a light rain falls, … Continue reading Juicy #FridayPrompt
Tempted #Sunshine #Rehberge
From the cheeky crew... A ray of sunshine, a reflection on the fresh snow: it is so tempting to think of the new year, and of Spring! Yet we are in winter, souls are hiding from the cold winds behind long coats and wooden scarves, the days are short. Only the ducks appear to … Continue reading Tempted #Sunshine #Rehberge
Pillage #DailyPrompt #WritersWednesday
So much to see, so little time... History walks along the quiet streets, ghosts hide in the corridors of museums: our steps resonate in the night, so much to explore... The story ripens, enriched by the findings, tombs of soldiers, standing knights in corners of baroque churches, damsels hidden in wooden scarves and dark mantels. … Continue reading Pillage #DailyPrompt #WritersWednesday
Fortune #DailyPost
Sharing is Caring We are but small pebbles in the midst of a big storm, rolling, rolling, until we fall into the great void. On the way we hold on to our memories, our feelings, our fears, our hopes. Sometime, for a few seconds, we encounter peace. It does not last, pebbles are not … Continue reading Fortune #DailyPost
