One Rainy Morning

Oh how I love
the beauty of no-thing

the rain outside washing me inside

sitting with this emptiness
I know
I am able
and ready

 to receive it all.

elif

A Solstice Celebration

One of my dear friends said that the whole world is like a terminal nowadays.  And I would agree to that – every person, every thing, country, company, group is in transition from one state to another, one way or another.

Transitions can be challenging, transitions can be chaotic, transitions can be earth-shaking and… transitions can be exciting, expanding and even fun.  In such a rapidly changing time how do we stay centered, keep our balance and keep surfing? Read More

Nothing Quite Like It

things have changed
the water looks still, a lot has changed
and soon will be jumping
from where? to where?
we don’t know. we want to be suprised.
by life. and isn’t it wonderful?
just so and so… Read More

Love Boat

Love, exciting and new
Come aboard, we’re expecting you

                                       – from the Theme song: Love Boat TV Series

I have always loved watching the sky through the sailing boat poles, and there I was sitting the marina of Çeşme, a lively seaside town on the Aegean coast of Turkey on a beautiful June morning, doing just that. Read More