Fra Angelico – Coronation of the Virgin; Predella; Christ Rising from the Tomb (Christ in the Tomb)

SUM OF SUMS
1

The organ – a root system
Of music that strives upwards,
Leaving architecture behind,
Down where our days are intertwined.

But man himself is also a system,
Or the sum of many elements.
A reliable core theme –
Is given by the voice of the depths.

And the sum of sums – the depths of the universe,
And at the same time – it itself.
And the living spirit will generously reveal
To us its golden treasures.

2

Relying on what is –
Sometimes such a burden.
The Gothic triumph
Is celebrated by angular Bremen.
From roofs, cathedrals and branches,
The old city is woven into a nest.
You cannot do without news
Of your fantasies if you are young.
A look inward, into your own consciousness –
Reveals such wilderness!
Peaceful existence can frighten
Like a black abyss.
Fat in the soul? No, its light,
I just dont see its radiance.
Sometimes just one line
Can issue a visa to vast spaces.
To such a distance where clouds
Give their fleece to the lowlands.
Then they will open – while
I havent even seen them –

Magnificent gardens,
Where all the fruits of life ripen.