Wednesday, April 14, 2010


an elephant
holds back the butterflies
strong coffee

22 comments:

  1. cheers harps!!! Good to see youre still blogging. I'll be dropping by after this uni semester is done - (the work load is insane).

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  2. Um encadeamento para lá de surreal - e possível.

    Eu gostei!

    Obrigado!

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  3. great to see you back with a wee beaut

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  4. Hi John, I trust youre hauldin' forrit without me!

    De nada, Henrique

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  5. Welcome back. I love this one.

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  6. I love this, Emma. So unusual...

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  7. Best wishes from CHMagazine!
    Daniel D. Peaceman, writer and editor

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  8. Elephants and
    the lightness of --
    spring butterflies

    much love
    gillena

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  9. Hey Bill, spring time in NY must be a wonderful thing.

    Gillena, lovely to see you here again. Its an amusing juxt, huh?

    Daniel - thanks - I'll check out your mag.

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  10. Interesting scene describing the picture - and suddenly there is a line telling me something about the person watching it. What does the lyrical I need the coffee for? Tired? Too much work? Too long night? Fallen in love? elephant and butterflies change into metaphoric placeholders. I love that.

    Best wishes
    Ralf

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  11. I love reading your speculations on this one, Ralf... I dont know if its the same in German but when we are nervous we describe the sensation as 'having butterflies' (in our stomach)..

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  12. In German you have butterflies in your belly, when you've just fallen in love with somebody. The term is "Schmetterlinge im Bauch". A famous singer wrote a song called "Flugzeuge im Bauch", which means "aeroplanes in the stomach". I knew what the song was about before I heard it the first time. A transformation into English can be seen here: http://www.letzte-version.de/songbuch/whats-all-this-(englisch)/airplanes-in-my-head/

    Best wishes
    Ralf

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  13. Oooo... Good to see you are back, Emma!

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  14. Thats interesting Ralf. As they say in Vietnam, 'same same but different'.

    Im enjoying being back, Magyar, albeit briefly - its a welcomed change of pace from uni assignments.

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  15. Enjoyed this one Emma. Great image.

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  16. Dear Emma,

    Very thoughtful blog, you already kknow. Thank you for the images and words. I must return. Peace and all good things for you in your work and in life. Sincerely,

    Diane

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  17. Greetings Emma.

    Would you like to send us a football haiku for the Haiku World Cup?

    http://haikuworldcup.blogspot.com

    iq.high2010@gmail.com

    Matt
    FHWC Team

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  18. cheers Matt - I'll see what I can do

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  19. I love this. and the Autumn butterflies preceding this.

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