French Movie Nights

... an opportunity to post this picture I drew, inspired by one of my favourite movies of all time.



Sadly, there is no Rivette shown at this year's Journées du Cinéma Français, but a lot of other interesting stuff, including a couple of classics by Luis Bunuel. So, I guess I'll spend a lot of time in cinemas in the next days.

Songs from the 4th Floor...

(Currently listening to: Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Lie Down in the Light)

At home I feel like a tourist...

Leipzig impressions... at the moment, I could run around and take pictures everywhere.

City Cat

As you sit there majestically
Your soft black fur shining like velvet
Your wild green eyes
Follow the passing cars

Day by day
You stroll through city streets
You might have never seen a tree
And yet, in these surroundings
You still preserve your wildness
Moving along freely
In an unfamiliar world

(April 2008)

This Shrinking Town Still Shines

From a distance I stare at the night sky
Far away – brightened by red lights
This shrinking town still shines

Every day I walk through decaying streets
Empty sadness in every face I meet
Will I become like them?

How often I thought I was sick of this place
Just wanted to leave like all the others
New horizons were calling me to disappear
To leave this town behind

Down below the hill
The city looks so small
So peaceful as the setting sun
enlightens your face

I never thought how colourful this place could be
The red of the sun shining through green trees
Now that my heart is bound to this dying place
This shrinking town still shines

(2007)