eric sundin

När forsande i mittfåra
i skum av humaniora

då flyter lätt ut min vers
i arla morgonstund
syns besparad kontrovers
Men om stöter på grund

sen stjälpt uppå stranden
känner den sej nedslagen
i kropp som i anden
Under resten av dagen

Sitter jag själv på strandkanten å glor
huttrande med vatten i mina skor

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humaniora = allmänbildande ämnen

edited 09/26/24 1100

Surely you have noticed how many pedestrians insist on crossing busy streets diagonally after not being bothered walking to an adjacent street corner or crosswalk? Behavior that puts others at risk be damned if we can save a few steps – even absurdly so when out walking or running for exercise!

Not in this Homeland Star Spangled
crossing streets, or at corners
do we ever walk right-angled
That’s for rigid foreigners!

In ‘One Nation under Shortcuts’
diagonally we proudly cross
whether for dire needs or donuts
We’re, as freedom lovers, our own boss!

We dash out between parked cars
into the busy street
without a ‘look left-right’ pause
with nose on screen or eat!

Except when marching off martially
poor small weakly armed nations to mangle
which is done globally, most harshly
Then our troops turn smartly in right angle!

edited 02/11/24 0930

Be that as it may here’s to those of us who may be lacking in self-awareness. How & when shall we know? Well, here obviously lies the problem: Only after we acquire some self-awareness.

Meet Life’s Fool
thinks he’s cool
Such jewel
lets us drool

Sillily, grinning
he’s on a tear
“For sure, yeah, winning!”
confident cheer

He saunters, skipping
down the boardwalk:
“Who’s tripping, slipping
talk of cakewalk!”

Then walks on to the pier
thinks “No one hotter
I’m the guy to revere
walking on water!”

In Summer sun’s bright glare
all blindingly clear
embraced by fawning air
“I’m untouched by fear!”

“No way I’m compromising
got it all handled, thanks!”
His eyes fixed on horizon:
so he walks off the planks!

Wild curses from waves below
indignant voice in snort:
“How was I supposed to know?
Who built the pier too short?!”

edited 10/20/21 1040

Body tossing, thoughts churned
in agony, ache
Pleas for ‘peace of mind’ spurned
right up to awake

At last with morning such is
‘darling dawn’ embracing
slipping from darkness clutches
nasty night replacing

Awake to the day in delight
delivered from last night’s bleak blight

edited 01/20/26 1645

Gripna av spänd förväntan
håller vi nu andan:
Hoppas klämmig kontentan
å robust prestandan!

Om snubblar i misströstan
fast borde veta hut
förlita med förtröstan
Framför allt: Andas ut!

I livets hårda lopp
i skräck, gråt å tjut
ge aldrig upp allt hopp
innan vägens slut!

edited 01/06/24 0750

Finner vi prosa mer trim
än versstrof med klämkäckt rim?

Bland nätets glitter och twitter
kanske vi helt enkelt inte törs
undra på vad vi försitter
om vi förbiser något på vers?

Bortkastat att sej besvära
med att föreslå dagsvers
till mänskor fint litterära
som läser högre slags vers?

Kanske diktarn själv blev för egenkär
å med dagsvers ställer blott till besvär?

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-dagsvers = “En dagsvers är en kommentar till det som nyss har skett, en snabb replik, ett syrligt svar, ett infall rätt och slätt” – Lotta Olsson, vars vers en gång i tiden kunde finnas regelbundet i bl.a. de stora dagliga tidningarna

edited 01/05/24 1830

Finding this ‘ship’ (or a perhaps a similar one)
https://www.princess.com/ships-and-experience/ships/gp-regal-princess/
docking in my home port of Gothenburg indignantly inspired this verse:

Those cruise ships ascensive
intrusions ostensive:

Floating (so over the top)
huge high rise city blocks
propelled by huge churning prop:
Cruising crescendo rocks!

Railed clueless passengers
grinning & gawking
they’re tourism’s scavengers
while locals mocking

Ship of schlock
please don’t dock!

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railed = here: lined up along the ship’s rail

editing 07/13/23 1810

Now longer ‘esse quam videri’
but rather the other way around
Of ancient wisdom we have grown weary
not letting others’ insight confound

These days largely perception
now ‘seem’ equals ‘to be’, truly!
Keeping up the deception
displaying presumption coolly

Be a showoff and act headstrong
and they may not suspect you’re wrong!

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-esse quam videri = ‘to be, rather than to seem (to be)’

edited 08/02/24 1800

Asleep pain invades my hip
while cramp runs up a leg
in discomfort’s iron grip
does not avail to beg

In bed for too long a stretch
tossing, turning restless
At dawn getting up to kvetch
of hours which dragged endless!

During day I cower
fearful decrepit
of when tonight turns dour
can’t fake intrepid

edited 02/12/22 0910

Well anchored in the mundane
a kindly well wisher
won’t worry about methane
was never a phisher

A good parishioner
proudly pragmatic
never a missioner
vaguely dogmatic

Another human afraid & flawed
seeking shelter in a world of fraud

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-phisher = person who engages in phishing

edited 04/12/22 0855