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choice

Day 1430, key.

Day's pictures, Poetry

Day 1430.jpg

These doors

in front of me

don’t tell

where they

lead

to

~

maybe

to the other

side

or

a cellar

a loft

storage

~

do I need a key

21/02/202021/02/2020 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged choice, door, future, key, Philosophy, photography, pictures, poem, Poetry, psychology 1 Comment

Day 1410, I handle.

Day's pictures, Poetry

Day 1410.jpg

To unlock

this door

~

I need

to be

~

on the other

side

01/02/2020 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged choice, future, life, mind, Philosophy, photography, picture, poem, Poetry, psychology Leave a comment

Day 1393, fences.

Haiku, Poetry

Day 1393.jpg

I see

a lot of barriers

in front of me

~

shall I go left or right

15/01/2020 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged choice, life, living, mind, Philosophy, photography, picture, poem, Poetry, psychology Leave a comment

Day 1390, in my mind.

Day's pictures, Poetry

Day 1390.jpg

In the corner

of my mind

I sit

on a desk

~

in front

of me

I have a box

with

several

dials to turn

~

I don’t know

what they do

but

nonetheless

I turn them

and see

what happens

12/01/2020 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged choice, life, mind, Philosophy, photography, picture, poem, Poetry, psychology Leave a comment

Day 1355, moving forwards.

Day's pictures, Poetry

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The clouds

are grey

and the hills

nearest

agree

~

soon

the sun will set

and only

the light

planted in the past

will guide

me

through the ever

greyer

08/12/2019 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged choice, depression, future, mind, Philosophy, photography, picture, poem, Poetry, psychology, short poem Leave a comment

Day 1334, standing.

Day's pictures, Poetry

Day 1334.jpg

On top of the hill

I look back

and turn around

17/11/201917/11/2019 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged choice, looking back, memories, Philosophy, photography, picture, poem, Poetry, psychology, short poem Leave a comment

Day 1317, skewed.

Day's pictures, Poetry

Day 1317.jpg

If you walk

with perspective

some bridges

will not

bring you to

the other side

31/10/2019 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged choice, perspective, Philosophy, photography, picture, poem, Poetry, psychology, short poem Leave a comment

Day 1311, yellow.

Day's pictures, Poetry

Day 1311.jpg

The sky is gray

above my yellow house

~

inside I go down

to be closer to the fire

~

and listen to its songs

25/10/2019 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged choice, fire, hard, Philosophy, photography, picture, poem, Poetry, psychology, short poem Leave a comment

Day 1302, into the.

Day's pictures, Poetry

Day 1302.jpg

I hang

on one

of three lines

into the

~

its a choice

based on

a

gamble

~

I can switch

but why?

16/10/2019 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged choice, future, life, mind, Philosophy, photography, picture, poem, Poetry, psychology, short poem Leave a comment

Day 1292, ceiling.

Day's pictures, Poetry

Day 1292.jpg

From here

I can see

from the inside

the ceiling

the limit

and

the sky

without

06/10/201906/10/2019 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged choice, future, life, limits, Philosophy, photography, pictures, poem, Poetry, short poem, sky Leave a comment

Day 1271, choice.

Day's pictures, Poetry

Day 1271.jpg

A black

heavy

dark door

~

a postbox

~

and a message

to deliver

15/09/201901/10/2019 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged choice, dark, door, heavy, Philosophy, photography, pictures, poem, Poetry Leave a comment

Day 1269, where.

Day's pictures, Poetry

DSCF0735.jpg

Are you left out?

Stayed behind?

Or walked away?

13/09/2019 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged alone, choice, lonely, Philosophy, photography, pictures, poem, Poetry, short poem Leave a comment

Day 1257, stuck.

Day's pictures, Poetry

Day 1257-1.jpg

A new hinge

for an old door

to open

that room

that you once

closed

 

Read more.

01/09/2019 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged choice, hope, open, Philosophy, photography, picture, poem, Poetry, short poem, turning Leave a comment

Day 1171, throw.

Day's pictures, Poetry

Day 1171.jpg

Sometimes

you suddenly realize

if you throw the switch

you can never go back

~

Why

do you

throw

the switch?

Nochrisis

07/06/2019 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged choice, Philosophy, photography, picture, poem, Poetry, realize Leave a comment

Day 1121, levers.

Day's pictures, Poetry

Day 1121-1.jpg

Two levers

open

two doors

lead

two roads

you know

two ways

to go

two

unknown

destinations

Nochrisis

18/04/201918/04/2019 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged choice, future, onknown, Philosophy, photography, picture, poem, Poetry, roads Leave a comment

Day 1118, retreat.

Haiku, Poetry

Day 1118-1.jpg

Some stand in front

alone

brave

by choice?

Or

did the others

retreat

wisely?

Nochrisis

15/04/201915/04/2019 Christiaan van Gaal Tagged alone, choice, group, Philosophy, photography, picture, poem, Poetry, retreating Leave a comment
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