PinnedMark PolFreezeThe approaching doom makes me shiver, as if spring suddenly turns to winter. Doom creeps past me and makes my blood almost freeze.Jun 44Jun 44
Mark PolSunset in AmsterdamAmsterdam, the Venice of the North. Risen from reclaimed marshland. The city of Rembrandt. The city with the harbor and the cruise ships…Sep 73Sep 73
Mark PolFrictionRub my eyes. A concert of bird sounds pours in through the open window.Aug 253Aug 253
Mark PolHopeSitting waiting in my studio. Wait for summer to be over. Wait until people are calm. Wait until the wars are over. As I wait, I stare at a…Aug 14Aug 14
Mark PolThe spider who rode alongOnce there was a spider, which had spun a web in the frame of my bicycle.Aug 3Aug 3
Mark PolBarbed wireBarbed wire is very annoying. Pieces of land are marked with it. Fences are experienced to keep people from fleeing or entering. Prisons…Jul 22Jul 22
Mark PolChalkThe silence in the world breaks my restless thoughts. Even my neighborhood has fallen silent. The lines that appear on my sketching paper…Jul 2Jul 2
Mark PolVulnerability of happinessWe are beginning to lose our happiness. The beauty of existence begins to break. We deliberately throw our happiness up for grabs…Jun 181Jun 181
Mark PolThe man with the baby carriageAlmost every day on the road past my little garden, a man walks by with a baby carriage. At the end of the road, he turns around and walks…Apr 212Apr 212
Mark PolSitting in the SunMy small garden is flooded with sunlight. Nature is in the bed of spring. The lovely green and colorful spring. The world is springing up…Apr 14Apr 14
