Category Archives: Literature

Two creators in conversation

Posted on May 18, 2022 by niebla

Alephael and Belarael ran into each other in a celestial hallway. Belarael waved and was about to simply walk on, when Alephael took him by the sleeve. “I just created a new fruit on Earth!”“Congratulations, Aleph! You certainly keep busy.”“I’m … Continue reading →

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Kabir – Slander

Posted on January 22, 2022 by niebla

Kabir Slander Slander! Slander! People deride me –folks truly love to smear and tarnish.Slander’s my father, slander’s my mother. If your name has been blackened, you’ll go to Vaikuntha –the true Name’s meaning will set itself in your mind. There’s … Continue reading →

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Alexander Lernet-Holenia, from Mars in Aries

Posted on January 16, 2022 by niebla

A quote from the novel Mars in Aries by Alexander Lernet-Holenia (Austria, 1897-1976): He did not have the impression of losing consciousness; but rather, before he came around again, he dreamed for a while, and the dream continued exactly where … Continue reading →

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In search of lost time

Posted on July 22, 2020 by niebla

“Everything is maya, nothing is real.”– Sri Shantibindo I opened one of my diaries from the seventies, which seemed real enough, dust & slightly musty smell and all, and read bits and pieces about things I’d done, read, seen, felt, … Continue reading →

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You are the call and the answer

Posted on April 2, 2019 by niebla

“You look pathetic with your fangs half-bared, preparing to moan. I get your drift anytime.”“Pathetic is not in my vocabulary. Self-image is not in my vocabulary. When I see myself in the mirror, I think it’s some other cat.”Sometimes I … Continue reading →

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Far Eastern Teachings II

Posted on November 13, 2017 by niebla

“I am extremely depressed these days,” the disciple said. “My girlfriend is now my former best friend’s girlfriend, and she took the cat with her as well. I have a degree in Social Sciences and a job frying hamburgers that … Continue reading →

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Fate can be turned around

Posted on October 28, 2016 by niebla

Romeo arrived on time So did Giulia Lives were saved & They lived happily Ever after & The relatives were told To go to hell – Niebla (© 2016) Author’s note I’ve always preferred comedy to tragedy, including Shakespeare.  So … Continue reading →

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I thought of a poem

Posted on September 25, 2015 by niebla

Will have to write it down. – Niebla (2015)

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The primeval haiku

Posted on May 27, 2013 by niebla

What did you do to- day, my dear man? I hunted and gathered, what else! – Niebla (© 2013) So much for a healthy lifestyle and ‘health’ at Haiku Heights.

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Dream #034

Posted on August 26, 2012 by niebla

And now I stare across the dirty river And I breathe the dirty air And I’m sure upon the bridge I’ll see you ‘Cos I dreamt I’d kiss you there – Tanita Tikaram It’s one of those sepia dreams, one … Continue reading →

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