die nicht begreifen
warum sie nicht mit dem kopf
durch das glas der fensterscheibe
in das erlösende licht
gelangen können
Hans Arp
men are like flies
who can't understand
why they can't pass
their heads
through the windowpane
in order to bathe in the light
of salvation
tr. Michael Tweed
.
.
in counterpoint to Krolow's poem
ReplyDeleteare you now reading german??? where do you find all these german poems?!
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it all started with the Rainer Brambach, which led me to Krolow etc. though Arp is an old love, his collected poems a cherished and well-thumbed tome.
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