das leben zerbricht
wie ein tonkrug
auf meinem kopf
er trifft mit den scharfkantigen
steinen immer
sein ziel
das wasser rinnt an mir herab
nass kleben die kleider an meinem
leib, ich fröstele
will die scherben
aufsammeln
doch dieser krug
wird sich nicht mehr
zusammenfügen lassen
ich bringe nichts mit heim
wie sollte ich auch
die wasser der yamuna
Sometimes I cry. Sometimes I write. And maybe someone will read and find a flower among these weeds.
Sunday, 30 June 2013
Thursday, 13 June 2013
juniregen
nach dem juniregen finden
wir den himmel in pfützen
schlaglochweit im kopfsteinpflaster
hängend an zweigen
laub und blütenständen
am abend hängen wir unsere tränen
hinzu und nehmen den himmel mit
heim.
wir den himmel in pfützen
schlaglochweit im kopfsteinpflaster
hängend an zweigen
laub und blütenständen
am abend hängen wir unsere tränen
hinzu und nehmen den himmel mit
heim.
Sunday, 2 June 2013
the end of the world
and the day passes
the world has come to an end.
we sift through the rubble
to find
what is left of us
an arm, a leg, an eye
tomorrow let us look
for precious stones
the world has come to an end.
we sift through the rubble
to find
what is left of us
an arm, a leg, an eye
tomorrow let us look
for precious stones
Monday, 27 May 2013
i wait
i wait
for the late sleepers
to wake
i wait
and see the world breathe in
the early sunlight
i sit alone
veiled
in the sacred silence of the day
i hold my breath
no wind, no bird to sing, to break the stillness
– none, not even i
to wait
for the late sleepers
to break
apart the remnants of the night
and breathe for me, to sing
i sit in silence
still
for the late sleepers
to wake
i wait
and see the world breathe in
the early sunlight
i sit alone
veiled
in the sacred silence of the day
i hold my breath
no wind, no bird to sing, to break the stillness
– none, not even i
to wait
for the late sleepers
to break
apart the remnants of the night
and breathe for me, to sing
i sit in silence
still
Sunday, 26 May 2013
forget-me-not
before i go i should like
to send postcards
polite little notecards
saying "goodbye"
before i go i should like
to send
seeds of forget-me-not
see,
even in despair
i cannot let go of hope
the hope of breaking out
into flower
even if it was
a posthumous bloom
to send postcards
polite little notecards
saying "goodbye"
before i go i should like
to send
seeds of forget-me-not
see,
even in despair
i cannot let go of hope
the hope of breaking out
into flower
even if it was
a posthumous bloom
Thursday, 23 May 2013
(vor)frühling
sternenstaub
schneeflocken
blüten-
blätter
einander auffangen
flüchtiges festhalten
das unmögliche
dich.
schneeflocken
blüten-
blätter
einander auffangen
flüchtiges festhalten
das unmögliche
dich.
Friday, 10 May 2013
waiting for the pot to break
this pot continues to go
to the well, drawing water
every day
until it breaks
it breaks
this pot
is already cracked
it hardly holds
the water
look at all the cracks
wait
for it to break
to the well, drawing water
every day
until it breaks
it breaks
this pot
is already cracked
it hardly holds
the water
look at all the cracks
wait
for it to break
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