Deal me an apple. | Johannes Jonker

perspective

Open up
to the brightness of life
to the brilliance of existance
to the exhilaration of the now.

Open up
to love
to inspiration
to good music.

And perhaps that’s what it’s all about: love, inspiration and good music.

—42

I’m becoming experienced in world best experienced without experience.

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afsluiting

‘n enkele skryfboek lê op my tafel
my pen nêrgens te sien nie
(my gedagtes is klaar verewig)

my laai gaap die wêreld aan met ‘n bek vol herinneringe
en verkondig die onomseilbare boodskap

êrens in die mikrokosmos rol ‘n traan teen ‘n denkbeeldige wang af

You’re waiting for a train, a train that will take you far away. You know where you hope this train will take you, but you don’t know for sure. But it doesn’t matter.

—Mal Cobb

Who is the boy who asks?

—?

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Deal me an apple. Deal me a pear.
Take me to the restaurant
at the end of the universe.
Order a pint of sense,
Add a dash of logic.
Serve it to me
shaken, not stirred.
For time is precious
And meaning is impossible.

On optimism

Optimism is an attitude that refuses to get caught up in the mundane. It is a way to rise above daily routine; a way to take a step back from everyday life. Optimism is neither ignorant, nor indifferent. It is simply grateful for the wonderful gift of life.

Verdonker.

Ek kyk uit oor blougrys wolke,

donker teen die agtergrond van ‘n ligblou hemel.

‘n Swart arend sny die prentjie stadig, geluidloos

En die son gooi desperaat haar laaste strale

voordat alles

verdonker.