The silent cook
Autumn evening. The silence is broken only by a mischievous seagull drifting above the lake. It glides on waves of a breeze that pushes through the tall grass on the shore all the way to the feet of little Johny. He barely notices its touch. His eyes are fixed on the virgin peaks of a […]
The Question
I’m lying on the bed, and my thoughts are spinning. I replay the last day, maybe even older moments that changed something. One question remains, one I’ve heard more than once. Your question. “How can you be so sure?” It’s very simple. It only took putting thoughts in order—thoughts that, even in chaos, gave clear […]
Just Like Then
I sit on a wooden bench, the air tinted with yellow, my gaze slightly blurred. I sit, quietly observing, sensing, trying to understand, repeating every gesture. That scent, those hands covered with wrinkles, the marks of experience and the wisdom of this world. I feel safe, carefree, protected by those hands. The air shifts, my […]