Saturday, October 27, 2012

Lebenslauf - A Poem - Ein Gedicht

Via Flickr:
Lebenslauf

Was lange haelt, wird endlich gut

so wie es auch, der Samen tut;

Er spriesst hervor, wie aus dem Ei

Die Zelle teilt sich, gleich entzwei;

Es spriesst und waechst, der kleine Spross

entwickelt sich, durch Jahre noch;

Ob Baum, ob Mann, so tritt er vor

er waechst und blueht, gedeiht zuvor;

So nimmt das Leben, seinen Lauf

Die Frucht der Jahre, bis zum Kauf;

Dann wird er alt, und gruent nicht mehr

in voller Reife, vergraut er sehr;

Er freut sich auf, das Ende nun

ein Leben lang, von seinem Tun;

So kommt der Herr, zu seinem Glueck

und bringt ihn, in sein Reich zurueck;

Der Anfang, und das Ende immerdar

So ist das Leben, wunderbar;

Von Gott erhaelt er, seinen Dank;

so lebt er ewig, im neuen Land

*This poem has been chosen for publication in the 'Yearbook of the New Poem 2013' by the Frankfurter Bibliothek in Germany.
*Dieses Gedicht ist zur Veroeffentlichung im 'Jahrbuch des Neuen Gedichts 2013' der Frankfurter Biblothek in Deutschalnd, ausgewaehlt worden.

www.brentano-gesellschaft.de/frankfurter%20bibliothek.php

9 comments:

  1. The photography and poetry on your blog is beyond amazing my friend. I am so glad that I found this blog this morning :)

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    1. Thank you very much for your encouraging comment Keith.
      Kindest regrads, Maria

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    2. You're quite welcome Maria! I have been looking at your blog all morning :-) May I follow?

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  2. I would be delighted for you to follow my Blog Keith.

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    1. Great! I am officially following your blog now and I look forward to your future posts :)

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    2. Thank you very much Keith, you are my 1st follower with this Blog. I do have a second Blog with Blogger. It's called 'Photo Prosa', which has been running longer and features more posts. I started the Photo Prosa Blog in 2010, mainly to promote my poetry and to express my religious views as well as my photography. It ended up being a combination of all these themes plus entries on places I visited, language studies and even recipes. In all, everything that interests me, a bit like a diary. You will find it on my profile page.
      I visited your Blog and found it very interesting. I especially enjoyed your Autumn Entry and left a comment for you. I also took the liberty to follow you and I shall look forward to your next entry. For now, I wish you a very nice and relaxing weekend.
      Kindest regards, Maria

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    3. Happy Monday Maria!! Thank you so much for the kind words. I will check out your other blog as well. I really love your photography. It fills me with a sense of relaxation! Which I need since I'm in grad school :-)
      Did you have a good weekend?

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  3. Thanks for asking Keith, I did have a nice weekend. I hope you don't mind me asking but how much longer do you have to study at Grad School, and which subjects are you studying?
    Another weekend is upon us now and I hope you will find the time to rest and relax Keith.
    Kindest regards and God's Blessings,
    Maria

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    1. I have about two months left so there is some light at the end of the tunnel :)

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