Winter's End

        Winter full of darkness

        Time to end your role

        Take away the sadness

         Get out of my soul.

         Spring of pure delight

         Come back to my street

         Stay within my sight

         Make again life sweet!

 

        

Au Bord De La Rivière

    

 

        

        Je me promène au bord de la rivière

        Je sens la brise du vent dans l'air

        J'avance un peu au centre de cette île

        Et je m'éloigne du bruit de la ville.

      

      Sous le soleil qui brille avec douceur

      J'admire des choses près de mon coeur

      Les sons de la nature, les arbres majeusteux

      Et le movement tranquil de l'eau!

       Dans ce sanctuaire de la beauté

       Plein de splendeur et de sérénité

       Je marche sans hâte et sans souci

       Oh, quel bonheur de me trouver ici!

Spring Reverie

              

            

      I'm sitting lonely on a bench

      My thirst for beauty I must quench

      While feeling the wind's gentle breeze

      Under the shade of willow trees.

      There's so much silence in the park

      That I would stay here till it's dark

      Letting the sun into my mind

      And leaving the dark days behind.

      It's time for me to rise and shine

      Cause once again the stars align

      To bring the spring back in my soul

      And make me love life as  whole!

     A new bright age will soon arrive

     Flowers will bloom, critters will thrive

     And as the green will rule the Earth

     We'll celebrate nature's rebirth!

     

My Top 5 Iron Maiden Albums

5. FEAR OF THE DARK(1992)

I have to admit that there are a few weak tracks on this album,but there also some of my favorite tunes not only from the Iron Maiden discography, but from the entire spectrum of heavy metal: the majestic seven-minute anthem “Fear Of The Dark’’ and the amazing “Afraid To Shoot Strangers’’ with its incredible guitar solos, a true anti war song, are the best for me,but I also appreciate the fast and furious “Be Quick Or Be Dead” and even the ballad “Wasting Love’’, a moment of melancholy which can’t be found very often in their music.

4. POWERSLAVE(1984)

Maiden’s fifth studio album includes some truly outstanding songs, the best known being “Aces High’, a tune inspired by the heroism of British pilots in World War II, and “2 Minutes To Midnight’’, a very catchy and popular tune as well which deals with the everpresent threat of a nuclear disaster. There are also two complex and epic songs which make this album great:the title track, ”Powerslave”, and “Rime Of The Ancient Mariner’’, a 13-minute epic inspired by Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem with the same name, and some less known, but equally exciting tunes like "Flash of the Blade"; thanks to all of them "Powerslave" has became one of the many classic heavy metal albums from the 80s.

3. BRAVE NEW WORLD (2000)

The album which marked the return of charismatic front man Bruce Dickinson after a seven-year absence is a true masterpiece for me because it managed to have a modern sound and at the same time blend it with the traditional Maiden style to create an album which showed that the British rockers were not stuck in the glorious past, on the contrary, they were able to evolve. The highlights of this album are

the incredibly catchy “The Wicker Man’’, the science fiction-inspired tunes “Brave New World’’ and “Out of the Silent Planet’’ and the lengthy and progressive “Dream of Mirrors.’’

2. .PIECE OF MIND(1983)

Many people claim that Iron Maiden’s best decade was by far the eighties and after listening to the outstanding “Piece Of Mind’’ I can’t argue with them. The greatest song is undoubtedly “ The Trooper”, one of those essential Maiden anthems I could listen to many times without getting bored, followed closely by by “Revelations’’, a mid-tempo classic which sends shivers down my spine every time I listen to it, particularly in these hard times we all have to deal with, and of course I can’t forget the remarkable “Flight Of Icarus”, a track which really makes me dream of flying.

1. THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST(1982)

It’s considered one of the greatest heavy metal albums of all times and it’s one of those albums which made me love heavy metal when I discovered it. Besides straight-forward metal anthems like the title track and “Run To The Hills’’, the first album made with Bruce Dickinson contains what I consider to be the best heavy metal song of all the times, the brilliant “Hallowed Be Thy Name’’ ,an extremely dramatic masterpiece which combines unbelievable musicianship with philosophical lyrics describing the mental torments of a man convicted to death by hanging.

 

Frozen

                    

 

     Frozen are the winter days

     When we wander in the cold

     Searching for light and for ways

     To stay positive and bold.

      Frozen thoughts come as a threat

      For the being as a whole

      We must never let them get

      Into mind, body and soul.

      Frozen are the hearts of those

      Who rule countries and start wars

      Causing so much pain and throes

      They should be at the hell's doors!

      Frozen our world will turn

      If those fools destroy the land

      Large cities will fall and burn

      That will almost be civilisation's end!

      Frozen, dark, with little mankind

      The Earth willl manage to survive

      The past will finally be left behind

      And once again nature will thrive!

   

Champions

     We are the winners

     We want it all

     Both saints and sinners

      We'll never fall.

     We play for glory

     We fight with pride

     Each game's a story

     And a joyride.

    Each goal we score

    Brings us delight

     But we want more

     To prove our might.

     And if we lose

     We won't despair

     Won't feel the blues

     Up in the air.

     We will return

     Trophies our aim

     Young hearts that burn

     For the great game!

     

      

Some Cool Things I Enjoy(Link to My Youtube Video)

Photo Memories 

A Youtube slideshow I made on my birthday back in January 2023 describing

some of thethings I really enjoy în my life.

89 Seconds to Midnight

      Eighty-nine seconds to midnight

      That should generate fright

      The clock is ticking with power

      Moving towards the final hour.

      Planet is screaming with pain

      Because rulers are insane

      Foolish ambitions and greed

      Destroying Earth at full speed.

     Nuclear threat is so real

     It's in the air, one can feel

     People fight in senseless wars

     Each day the death toll soars.

    Climate change not an illusion

    Caused by man's brutal intrusion

    Endangered species will perish

    When their world turns nightmarish.

   Severe floods and raging fires

   Nature no longer inspires

   Suffering, chaos and destruction

   Consequences of human action.

  

  Fake news and misinformation

  Affecting daily every nation

  An age of lies and distrust

  To which we cannot adjust.

  Can we still reverse the trend

  That sends us close to the end?

  Yes, but to change this gruesome fate

   We must act before it's too late!

Into The Underground

 

             

       When you need to take a break

       From the worries and headache

       Down beneath the land you'll find

       A great way to clear your mind.

      Deep into the mountain's heart

      You will feel like being part

      Of a strange and eerie world

      Full of stories still untold.

     In the realm of salt and rock

     Gladly you will take a walk

     Fill your lungs with the cool air

     Such a sweet burden to bear!

    Below the surface in the underground

    You can still move safe and sound

    In the mine you'll be at ease

    And you will find inner peace!

Nature Walk

                

 

        

      Into the woods I'm hiking

      Among majestic rocks

      I can hear nature's calling

      Which opens my heart's locks.

     I'm moving on with care

     Into the great unknown

     Exploring sights so rare

     Out of my comfort zone.

    I'm following the trail with ease

    Protected from the scorching sun

    By the shade of big old trees

    My trip is full of joy and fun.

    The journey has come to an end

     Like all the things we do

     But nature, my good precious friend

     I will always return to you!