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Decades can do more than the artist
The creator is dead now He tried hard But in vain Now it´s the time´s due Decades can do more with a work than the creator could when alive

David Skala
May 28, 20251 min read


Waiting for a miracle
This morning I saw a middle-aged woman going to work Haggard already Hoping for a miracle No prince has saved her from the cruel reality...

David Skala
May 21, 20251 min read


Philosophical moment
I´m sitting here In my office Writing poems Behind the door I can hear clacking of high heels Someone´s very active Going there and back...

David Skala
May 12, 20251 min read


Who will cry for the one who cried for you?
Who will cry for the one who cried for you? The third generation won´t even know you existed You´ve been meant to live here and now...

David Skala
Apr 28, 20251 min read


Life
It´s there It grows It evolves Then it goes away Like some movie It finishes with crescendo Or it slowly fades away Or it ends suddenly

David Skala
Apr 22, 20251 min read


Across the borderline
You must do it for some time You must do it longer You must do it longer to cross that borderline Far, far from the obvious Far, far from...

David Skala
Apr 14, 20251 min read


Good morning, Sun
Good morning, Sun I love you You are beautiful Good morning, Sun we rise we set together Good morning, Sun You burning, bursting,...

David Skala
Mar 31, 20251 min read


The fact that you can write
The fact that you can write Think Create Putting a line on paper A word in your comp The fact that you are not too young Nor too old...

David Skala
Mar 24, 20251 min read


Those books
You might live in a narrow-minded Narrow-breasted Narrow-shouldered world Where everything has been resold and rebought un-numerously But...

David Skala
Mar 18, 20251 min read


Find your aim
Find your aim There´s some for everyone Find your aim Most people already the walking deads Killed by stupid jobs Killed by stupid...

David Skala
Mar 10, 20251 min read


Creation as a side effect of a life
Regularly In vacant moments Filling the life With little Glistening Diamonds Piling the pile Like an ant I have a heap of diamonds Nobody...

David Skala
Feb 17, 20251 min read


Hidden joy
Hidden joy That´s what it´s all about You´ve got to hide it So no-one can see it No-one can steal it If you have one You´ve got to hide...

David Skala
Feb 10, 20251 min read


What´s that?
It´ll make you mightier, yet It´ll make you weaker It´ll make you wiser, yet It´ll make you dumber It´ll make you more capable, yet It´ll...

David Skala
Feb 4, 20251 min read


Most productive years
I´m 49 It´s happened to trillions before And it´ll happen to many after I´m sitting here Getting older every second Over the zenith...

David Skala
Jan 29, 20251 min read


The safe harbour
You´ve landed here That equals a little miracle Don´t seek the rough waters again You´ve escaped all the possibilities and...

David Skala
Jan 20, 20251 min read


Creators
It´s a miracle, isn’t it? The normality of creating The magic of it I´m thinking about David Bowie now Or Leonardo da Vinci Or some...

David Skala
Jan 13, 20251 min read


One wave in the ocean
We´re here for a short time incredibly short And it doesn´t matter If it´s for 4 16 or 89 seconds Who gives a damn You might write a...

David Skala
Jan 7, 20251 min read


Isn´t it beautiful?
Isn´t it beautiful? All this creation I mean writing the very poem Yet, nobody won´t read it Maybe somebody someday I don´t care...

David Skala
Dec 10, 20241 min read


I rejoice nearly at nothing
It´s wonderful The emptiness The peoplessness The empty zebra crossing I stare at from my office Early in the morning most of the people...

David Skala
Dec 2, 20241 min read


To live forever
When you live in presence You can´t never die If there is no past nor future There´s no fear After you die there won´t be any thoughts...

David Skala
Nov 18, 20241 min read
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