Telephone Lines
By Ossian Houltzén
Pappa was a
painter.
He painted cities, landscapes &
boats.
Most of his paintings featured
telephone lines.
One day I asked him why.
I don’t know. I just like them—the old
telephone lines with white
porcelain insulators.
Contact-seeking,
perhaps.
Father was also a
boatbuilder.
Ossian Houltzén
Ossian Houltzén is a Laz-Swedish student currently living in Sweden. A newcomer to the scene, he started writing in 2024. Always intrigued by creative writing, but never really trying it out, he decided to give it a go. He got his first publication two weeks after starting with poetry. His biggest dreams are releasing a novel and owning a pigeon loft (with pigeons inside, preferably many). @ossianhz on Twitter (currently known as X), and Instagram.
Photo credit: Cristofer Maximilian
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