by Janus Zeitstein: He proudly wears the jaggedest Of all crowns To assist His prepotency. His thinking so presumptuous As if he were the pearl That - eaten by pigs- Now real guys After enough latency Clone into the antlers Of his high potency. With the reason of a rooster On a pile of crap … Continue reading A show-off to the power of…
Category: Austria
Charlatanic Farces
by Janus Zeitstein Death connects forever! Submission to him Gets the best out of people; Following this advice The High Strategists Put the Reaper on stage And in front of the audience. Hijab and Abaya Just covered hair, ears, neck and body Even transparent veils in front of the face Couldn't ban bad germs. But … Continue reading Charlatanic Farces
Austria. The Center
After my return to Austria, I notice the following: People in the east of the world (Europe) believe in objectivity and submit to it. Hence the collective tendency towards strong systems of security. People in the west of the world (Europe) believe in subjectivity and enforce it. Hence the individual tendency towards strong systems of … Continue reading Austria. The Center
Talfes – Profiteers Field
by Janus Zeitstein The newcomer rolls over countless turns along an embankment past an overhanging wall onto a sunny plateau; at least during the summer months, an idyllic light glows there. After the first bend into the old farming village, a cherry tree-lined dirt road branched off to the right, groaning under the gravel stones. … Continue reading Talfes – Profiteers Field
Viennese Coffee House Notes
by Janus Zeitstein: Waitress: Please, madam! Madame: Is it summer now, at last? Waitress: Yes, they announced nice weather for tomorrow, if you please, but I haven't heard myself, madam, someone told me this morning. Madame: Thank you. The heat is glowing and shimmering over the ring road, a woolly seed suspended in midair, from … Continue reading Viennese Coffee House Notes
Vienna’s Mariahilferstrasse
by Peter Wurm: Come on, Anton Pavlovich, let's go for a walk. I will show you my world. This is Vienna's Mariahilferstrasse. It is two times two kilometers long. The inner part leads from Ringstrasse to Westbahnhof railway station and separates the sixth from the seventh district. These are the districts of the young creative … Continue reading Vienna’s Mariahilferstrasse
I am the gentian
by Janus Zeitstein: The country moves over the mountains Clouds move into the valley. Forgotten the feasts We are waiting for the sun. Children's laughter across the meadows Birds far behind me Who drives the tractor Fertilizes the fields? A touch of warmth Enjoyable, The breath hugs The chest! Sing spring, sing! Through my body … Continue reading I am the gentian
Love shares bread
by Janus Zeitstein: Last week I was in Styria on a farm with friends. During the night I felt the urge to go for a stroll, almost automatically my steps pulled me deeper into the nearby forest. Actually I didn't see anything, it was pitch dark. The terrain became more difficult, with each step the … Continue reading Love shares bread
The Sky above Mauthausen
by Peter Wurm: Complete darkness. Suddenly the light comes on. You can see a room, about 4 by 3.5 meters wide, 3 meters high, without windows, partially tiled in white. Several iron pipes on the walls, some shower heads on the ceiling. At the back of the right wall and on the right of the … Continue reading The Sky above Mauthausen
Brain-feelers and chockchafer
by Janus Zeistein: The two governing parties in the land of the heart-thinkers were on the trail of a great idea which they intended to implement with all the technical perfection that was possible in the country. It was known from farmers' calendars that leap years were catastrophic years and the scientists of the most … Continue reading Brain-feelers and chockchafer
