2021 – The German Poetry Blog

Staub – Dust

Posted on June 9, 2021May 22, 2026 by

Goldener Staub glänzt in der Luft; tanzend, schwebend, in der Morgensonne. Golden dust is shining in the air; dancing, floating, […]

Mein Vater und das Virus – My Dad and the Virus

Posted on June 6, 2021June 7, 2026 by

brigitte

Du verstehst die Welt nicht mehr! You don’t understand the world any more. Mit zehn Jahren vertrieben von zu Hause. […]

Pflichten – Duties

Posted on June 4, 2021May 28, 2026 by

brigitte

German Humorist Eugen Roth (1895 – 1976) knew already, not too long ago: https://zitate.eu/autor/eugen-roth-zitate/93216 “Ein Mensch sagt – und ist […]

Heat Wave – Hitzewelle

Posted on June 2, 2021May 28, 2026 by

brigitte

Shimmering heat has arrived, in Northern California, 150 miles off the coast, brought by hot winds, coming from the inland […]

Danger by the River – Gefahr am Fluss

Posted on May 31, 2021May 25, 2026 by

brigitte

Saturday mornings by the river. Samstagsmorgen, am Fluss. Bicyclists from outer space zooming by in packs, ignoring speed limits, in […]

Gegen Heimweh – Against Homesickness

Posted on May 29, 2021May 28, 2026 by

brigitte

Das Stück Heimat, das wir überall wiederfinden, ist das Fleckchen Erde, das wir im Herzen tragen, seit unseren Kindheitstagen. We […]

“Schein und Sein” – Appearance and Reality

Posted on May 27, 2021May 27, 2026 by

brigitte

by Wilhelm Busch (1899), https://www.poetry.com/poet/Wilhelm+Busch. Mein Kind, es sind allhier die Dinge — My child, all things around Gleichviel ob […]