The Swedish John Cowper Powys Society

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Newsletter no. 12 – Ever so well-meaning by Håkan Stockhaus Håkan Stockhaus transmits the following impression, dedicated to John Cowper Powys and Sven Erik Täckmark on account of the Swedish translation of The Autobiography: Ever so well-meaning In words as wells as in acts Since they knew That footsteps through frost and snow Often lead to green meadows As well as to fields of solitude Of purest desert sand And in between to marshes Where the footsteps not always are directed forward An awakened affinity with the heart of the landscapes Rests with You Thus, for us the nature does embrace the words: Hark and hear Further on, go ahead Find yourself Be aware of The transformation of the Nature And thus your mind shall follow Further on, go ahead It is still yourself You are looking at Don’t loose yourself In your self image! Ever so well-meaning Since the fellowship, the good-humouredness And the contentedness Emanates from that mind That does not separate The inner and the outer nature For to quote Sven Erik about The Autobiography: Everything is here Carefully collected And transmitted… Enjoy and Endure!

This page updated 4 April 2012.