{"id":10021,"date":"2008-11-23T11:01:48","date_gmt":"2008-11-23T10:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.harald-bluechel.com\/in-the-fall\/"},"modified":"2008-11-23T11:01:48","modified_gmt":"2008-11-23T10:01:48","slug":"in-the-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.harald-bluechel.com\/en\/in-the-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"in the fall"},"content":{"rendered":"

in the fall<\/strong><\/p>\n

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in autumn, the leaves of the trees glow in a thousand colors.<\/p>\n

the leaves of the trees, which the wind blows in beautiful trajectories<\/p>\n

through the air until they eventually float down to the ground.<\/p>\n

watch them do it from a park bench for hours.<\/p>\n

the leaves rustle under my feet as i walk.<\/p>\n

how it smells: the leaves in misty dampness.<\/p>\n

i am happy about the fresh wind blowing mightily in my face,<\/p>\n

drumming raindrop staccatos on my hood,<\/p>\n

I am more grateful for the sun, which is now<\/p>\n

rare, reserved and in a completely different light.<\/p>\n

the clouds play the leading role in the sky.<\/p>\n

in the fall i can finally slip into coats and my favorite sweaters again,<\/p>\n

I feel pleasantly protected and secure in my clothes.<\/p>\n

the women take out their high boots and wrap their legs in chic nylon.<\/p>\n

even the cities are becoming quieter,<\/p>\n

I don’t need to constantly flee from rude noises,<\/p>\n

the glaring signals are muffled by the fog,<\/p>\n

even the mobile phones seem to be turned down,<\/p>\n

the stupendous sawing of the high-speed car engines from the<\/p>\n

the silvery whirring through puddles of moving tires.<\/p>\n

.<\/p>\n

in the fall, time begins to expand,<\/p>\n

there is more space to let things sink in.<\/p>\n

the rain washes the decorative plaster off the fa\u00e7ades.<\/p>\n

people put their general cheerfulness, their compulsive happiness and activity in the cupboard with their summer clothes,<\/p>\n

their drive is reduced, slowed down, tuned down.<\/p>\n

autumn is the only season not yet dispossessed by advertising.<\/p>\n

the rainy streets and misty squares are almost empty in the evening,<\/p>\n

i can walk in them like in a lonely forest.<\/p>\n

when i look into the illuminated windows, headlights, neon signs, traffic lights and street lamps blur with the outlines of shapes and buildings.<\/p>\n

I am delighted by the idea of being able to walk into a<\/p>\n

to come home to a warm apartment and drink steaming chai.<\/p>\n

i read the books wrapped up in a woolen blanket.<\/p>\n

the grand piano sounds more fluorescent, darker, more romantic,<\/p>\n

the hours with him are open – endlessly,<\/p>\n

ears and hands long for schumann and chopin.<\/p>\n

sometimes it doesn’t really become day all day.<\/p>\n

I still feel clearer, more alert and healthy.<\/p>\n

i struggle less with the thoughts of living too distanced.<\/p>\n

there is nothing to stop you from recognizing my opinion.<\/p>\n

the question of too much or too little does not arise,<\/p>\n

the voices that are brought in from the outside and yet are self-produced fall silent.<\/p>\n

restlessness dissolves into concentration.<\/p>\n

that’s why i enjoy what i do to the full.<\/p>\n

experience it intensely, precisely, organically.<\/p>\n

am more present and more satisfied.<\/p>\n

in autumn, the leaves of the trees glow in a thousand colors.<\/p>\n

(November 2008)<\/p>\n

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