Immer von neuem sterben
und auferstehn
Die Fremde meine Heimat
Unbekannte meine Geschwister
Ich bin eine Tote
die lebt
und das Leben liebt
Rose Ausländer (1901 - 1988)
English:
Dying time after time
and rising again
Foreign parts my home
Strangers my brothers and sisters
I died
and am alive
in love with life
Part of Pollen of Words
in others' words:
a growing collection of texts and stories
they interact
resonate
let me muse and think
describe perceptions I find stimulating
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What is important is what cannot be said, the white space between the words. The words themselves always express the incidentals, which is...
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In his first summer, forsaking all his toys, my son would stand rapt for near an hour in his sandbox in the orchard, as doves and redwings ...
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[...] I don't really get any pleasure out of beating other people. I agree that it's right and proper to do the best you can in a r...