About Henrik - the Poet and Writer

Who am I?

I am the old Dane. Viking blood in my veins. A blend of Norwegian and Danish mentality.

I was very extroverted when I was young, but that has changed; gradually, I prefer observing over direct interaction, typically introverted.

I enjoy the company of people I know well. When I meet new people, I can sense that I put on a slightly more professional facade and draw on the communication theories I have learned through my education.

I am not of a depressive nature. On the contrary. I find joy in the positive and constructive. I try to see something positive in most situations.

When I get sad, I am unhappy and grieve, but then I quickly turn my gaze back to the world.

I live in the countryside. I don’t have the energy to look into other people’s windows. Out here in the field with the fresh westerly wind, which often prevails in Denmark, there is room to let my gaze wander, to hear the sounds of nature, to let my thoughts fly as high as the hawk circling in the sky with its hoarse cry.

I am not a hermit. I see other people occasionally. Those I like! Those I don’t like, I have stopped forcing myself to socialize with.

Television and radio provide enough input of news and stories, which I sometimes let myself be swept away by.

I am a dog and cat person. Recently lost my dog and have now found her successor. The void had to be filled, both for my psyche and my physique. A walk with the cat is not the same as with a curious dog that pulls on the leash and says, “Come on, Dad, let’s go a little further…”

I am a married man. I have a disabled husband, we have lived together for 27 years. Life is not always easy and just.

I define myself as a gay man, using the pronoms he/him/his.

I am an intuitive person.

I admit that I see angels, talk to them, get help from them. I don’t know why I have been given this gift. I see auras. Understand signals. Feel energies. I can heal. It is a connection to the universe that sometimes gives me strength. Strength to move on. Strength to endure and be strong.

All these traits in my brain form my core.

I love sitting at my computer and writing.

I also love to walk in the surrounding nature and make photos. I publish them at unsplash.

We must delve into what and why I write.

I find inspiration in all the above. Sometimes I am factual; other times my inspiration transforms into fictional stories.

My brain begins to weave stories, and when the right moment comes, neurons pump signals to my fingers, and it feels easy and effortless to let the story flow.

If I don’t write the story, I can feel myself becoming more and more tense and restless. I become almost blocked in thinking further.

Sometimes the words come out as poems. Most times as fictional short stories. A bit rarer, the deep personal stories.

Occasionally, I bring my professional knowledge of humans, diseases, and healing into my texts. But it should not be the main focus.

It should be a natural storytelling process. In a language with a flow that hopefully captivates the reader.

I am Henrik. The Dane. The soon 60-year-old man with many experiences. The nurse longing to retire. The writing photographer who wants the world to use his photos.

Longing to have time for life and time to write.

For freedom.

I plan to live well into my 90s, so there is plenty of time to write. And I will. I hope that YOU, my reader, will join me on my journey towards the stars through the dust of this world.