Johannes Jonker’s musings.Tumblr (3.0; @deal-me-an-apple)http://blog.johannesjonker.com/<p>Open up<br/>to the brightness of life<br/> to the brilliance of existance<br/> to the exhilaration of the now.</p> <p>Open up<br/> to love<br/> to inspiration<br/> to good music.</p>http://blog.johannesjonker.com/post/5223742397http://blog.johannesjonker.com/post/5223742397Thu, 05 May 2011 23:03:00 +0300musingsattempted poetry“And perhaps that’s what it’s all about: love, inspiration and good music.”<br/><br/> - <em>42</em>http://blog.johannesjonker.com/post/4670781200http://blog.johannesjonker.com/post/4670781200Sun, 17 Apr 2011 01:06:34 +0300musings“I’m becoming experienced in world best experienced without experience.”http://blog.johannesjonker.com/post/1380781501http://blog.johannesjonker.com/post/1380781501Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:15:01 +0200<p>‘n enkele skryfboek lê op my tafel<br/> my pen nêrgens te sien nie<br/> (my gedagtes is klaar verewig)<br/><br/> my laai gaap die wêreld aan met ‘n bek vol herinneringe<br/> en verkondig die onomseilbare boodskap<br/><br/> êrens in die mikrokosmos rol ‘n traan teen ‘n denkbeeldige wang af</p>http://blog.johannesjonker.com/post/1360571812http://blog.johannesjonker.com/post/1360571812Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:54:00 +0200attempted poetry“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.”<br/><br/> - <em>Mal Cobb</em>http://blog.johannesjonker.com/post/993821418http://blog.johannesjonker.com/post/993821418Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:40:53 +0300“Who is the boy who asks?”<br/><br/> - <em>?</em>http://blog.johannesjonker.com/post/987717569http://blog.johannesjonker.com/post/987717569Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:47:56 +0300<p>Deal me an apple. Deal me a pear.<br/>Take me to the restaurant<br/>at the end of the universe.<br/>Order a pint of sense,<br/>Add a dash of logic.<br/>Serve it to me<br/>shaken, not stirred.<br/>For time is precious<br/>And meaning is impossible.</p>http://blog.johannesjonker.com/post/913898520http://blog.johannesjonker.com/post/913898520Fri, 06 Aug 2010 22:37:58 +0300musings<p>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.</p>http://blog.johannesjonker.com/post/893810551http://blog.johannesjonker.com/post/893810551Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:03:08 +0300musings<p>Ek kyk uit oor blougrys wolke,</p> <p>donker teen die agtergrond van ‘n ligblou hemel.</p> <p>‘n Swart arend sny die prentjie stadig, geluidloos</p> <p>En die son gooi desperaat haar laaste strale</p> <p>voordat alles</p> <p>verdonker.</p>http://blog.johannesjonker.com/post/885437378http://blog.johannesjonker.com/post/885437378Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:58:39 +0300attempted poetry