The Scissors

plastic orange
shinny metal
two arms apart
sharp and ready to divide


Niels Henriksen

The Office Mirror

19 January 2009

They pass by
Some smile
Some look
I look
All views backwards

Niels Henriksen

The Sunset

19 January 2009


There’s hope
And promise
Of warmth and freedom
Sunset a little later

Niels Henriksen

The Cardinal

18 January 2009

A flash of red
Others leave
Now a song for his food


Niels Henriksen

Chapters

17 January 2009

Comfy chair
Hot drink
Many great books
Life in the slow lane.


Niels Henriksen

Hallelujah

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
his music
his words
are affecting
and insightful

Leonard Cohen







The Lyrics


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The Cubicle

Dull grey
Walls high
Or not high enough
The mirror sees out


Niels Henriksen

Carless Cars

14 January 2009


Along snowy banks
Are car snake trails
Left by drivers too fast



Niels Henriksen

Car Exhaust

13 January 2009


Hidden moisture extrudes out
Soon freezes
Into billowy forms like cotton balls


Niels Henriksen

Street Walkers

people walking downtown
to
fro
always looking
never seeing
past the ads


Niels Henriksen

Black squirrel

11 Janaury 2009


Black squirrel
Grey telephone pole
Hanging in the sun
Only winter warmth


Niels Henriksem

Winter Freeze

Cold
The sound of snow
Deep and cavernous
But brittle like coral


Niels Henriksen

Skating on the Ottawa Canal

9 Januaray 2009


Thin metal blades
Skimming across new ice
Travelling along the Ottawa canal

Niels Henriksen

The Morning Muffin

Huge dome
Promise of largeness and greatness
Ever so tiny a waist


Niels Henriksen

Winter Snowfall

Heavy snowfall
Un-relenting in accumulation
Without summer easy to comprehend Ice age

Niels Henriksen

Kale

Dark forest Green
Pale long stalks
Enveloping curls to grab any light

Niels Henriksen

The Snow Shovel

Pure and soft
White blanket
Black gash carved by snow shovel
Driveway


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The Visitor

Hanging in the cold
Clay
White snowman birdfeeder
Red bird frozen in stone.







Niels Henriksen

The Insulator

Brown glass
Two wires held tight and firm
But will never meet


Niels Henriksen

The Race

Snowflakes racing to be first and then lost in the fallen crowd.


Niels Henriksen

Last Sunbeam

Jan 1, 2008

The last sunbeam strikes the face of the high-school across the field

Niels Henriksen