Skogli
By
J. (Skutle) Carlstad
Halvlys kommer
Stjærne begjynne å blinke
Nå danser nordlys som musikk hemmelig
Og så er jeg her
I stand here
Where I have always stood
Seeing skies of time where
The snowscape reaches into the dark arms of night
chilling recesses of my mind in clarity…
Until dawn makes its rescue
Beckoning for understanding
Memories
Love embraced
Embedded landscapes of my mind
Exploring past reaches of this life
Spring leaves, the scent of newly budded branches
Skogli, the place where I must be
Her må jeg bli
Heart’s life,
Keeping heart and soul alive
In the music that is life
Weeping are the waters
For the dead of winter’s cruel delight
Skogsveien,
the forest’s way
med blomster og fugler
like butterflies along my path
music and light lead me along
mountain paths, valleys of vision
Her er vi naa
og her var vi for
in the land where we were led
now leading the way
Keeping heart and soul alive
Survival of humanity
The quest of all time
Skogli, the place where I must be
Her maa jeg bli
Heart's life
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Flood to Fire
By J. Carlstad
We’re flowing on this river
Of life
So very fast
Lanes, the roads
We drive ourselves on
Where are we going
Can we be slowing
Shall we reflect on the past?
This warming trend’s
Not from our hearts
But this flood of reality
Melting
ice
Is one need
our souls may part
From flood to fire
Let’s raise the hopes higher
Flooded with media images
Firing action before thought
Reflection on humanity
Something that is not
The wonder of wonder
Awareness a cue
The people are crying
In this world of each hue
Hungering for more than
Food for thought
Sustenance
Life
The hope and the knowledge
That this flood is flowing
Must we drown
In the unknowing
Or burn with the flames of a passion
To take action at last?
