light on/upon somethingUK /laɪt/ US /laɪt/to find or think of something unexpectedly:We lighted upon the solution entirely by accident.From https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ Finally, my kitchen lamp is lighting again since months. In summer, the sun was still shining at 9pm. But recently, I used torchlight when I am in the kitchen. I thought I can fix it …
This little fallen leaf that I met in Cologne was carrying a song. A song that I once heard in a beautiful concert in Cologne and the season in the song is autumn. To be precise, it is an autumn dawn, the protagonist is feeling lonely, even lonelier than last year. Suddenly, a leaf has …
Could I complain? Could I be apprehensive?Could I lose faith in you and in myself?No, I already bear your heavenhere within my heart. Im Abendrot (1825) D799Lappe/ Schubert I do not have many words to type for this post. In front of this gorgeous sunset and this splendid song, everything looks dull, including the words. …
The apple of someones eye. The person who someone loves most and is very proud of. From: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ Wie seinen Augapfel hten. ⟨jmd. Htet etw., jmdn. Wie seinen Augapfel⟩ meist bezogen auf etwas besonders Kostbares, Wertvolles mit groer Sorgfalt, Achtsamkeit behandeln, behten, bewachen, um Schaden oder v erlust zu verhindern. Aus: https://www.dwds.de/ Before the apple …
My heart is like an apple-treeWhose boughs are bent with thickset fruit;Mein Herz ist wie ein ApfelbaumMit Ästen hangend von Früchten schwer.Christina Rossetti Now is the prime time to pick apples. Everywhere I go, I see apple-laden branches. As the apple season begins, I already baked cinnamon apple muffins. While I am writing this, I …
Time goes by shivering.What seems over, begins. Frstelnd geht die Zeit spazieren.Was vorber schien, beginnt. October from the cycle The Thirteen MonthsDer Oktober aus dem Zyklus Die dreizehn MonateErich Kstner (1899 1974) I am moved by this beautiful poem October by Erick Kstner. Time goes on, never stop, I too shall keep going. …
This past Wednesday 28.9.2022 I received a letter that said “Residence Permit for Self-Employment” is granted and ready to collect. Exactly on the day when my visa get expired, not early or late, exceptionally on time. Anyway, the earliest possible appointment to get the Residence Permit Card is on 9th of November. I cannot leave …
The dark clouds looked threatening when we stepped out the house. Soon, it started to drizzle. “Shall we turn back?” my friend asked.“But the other side is sunny. Let’s just walk, if the weather turn bad we can run home. ” I replied. As rewards, we saw rainbow and the rains have ceased. I just …
Even if this little melancholy book is not my cup of tea, still I think it is so well written that I finished reading it. I like how the author create the Parisian streets, the rain scene and most of all is how the author interprets Autumn. For me, autumn has never been a sad …
Last night the wind blew hardand rain was fine.Sound sleep did not dispel the aftertaste of wine.I ask the maid rolling up the screen.‘The same crab-apple tree’she says, ‘was seen.’“But don’t you knowO don’t you knowThe red should languish” 如梦令/ Like a dream/ Wie im Traum词: 李清照 译: 许渊冲Lyric: Li QingZhao Translator: Xu Yuanchong 海棠依旧?The …