Patient Mountains
Looking down into the valley
Shapes of clouds seem numberless
Up here, the weather changes quickly
Sun, wind, clouds and rain
Conduct an endless symphony
The lake reflects without a preference
As patient mountains listen deeply
— Andreas Frickinger
- Alle Gedichte
- Leerheit
- Stille
- Geduld
- Wunder
- Angst
- Tod
- Alle Gedichte
- Leerheit
- Stille
- Geduld
- Wunder
- Angst
- Tod
About Fearlessness
The wise do not fear death
Nor do they grieve
For what cannot be lost
Having looked deeply
Into the heart of experience
They can see beyond
The polarity of life and death
— Andreas Frickinger
Flugsamen
Am Teich sitzend
Schilfsamen lösen sich vom Kolben
seicht schwebend im Wind, wild tanzend
wie meine Gedanken
entschwinden sie in den endlosen Raum
— Nils Schmalenbach
Hazy Blue Mountain
Hazy blue mountain at a distance
How far away are you?
To me, you are right here
Closer than the tip of my nose
How could I ever believe
You were outside of me?
— Andreas Frickinger
Intimacy
The wind is coming
A range of trees in the distance
Waving welcome and goodbye
Your voice so intimate and close
Your smile echoing through my body
— Nils Schmalenbach
My Dearest Belief
In the moment of death
Even if it comes with great force and fury
It will have its own strange beauty
And I will be ready
To surrender
To life
— Nils Schmalenbach
Patient Mountains
Looking down into the valley
Shapes of clouds seem numberless
Up here, the weather changes quickly
Sun, wind, clouds and rain
Conduct an endless symphony
The lake reflects without a preference
As patient mountains listen deeply
— Andreas Frickinger
Sommerspaziergang
Da ist er
Er kommt also von nirgendwo
und er geht nirgendwo hin
Zwei flackernde Lichter in der Ferne
bellende Hunde
warmer Wind auf der Haut
ein sicherer Stand auf der Erde
so friedlich – inmitten von Allem
Wenn das Herz aufgeht
schließt es nichts aus
und es fügt auch nichts Unnötiges hinzu
Da ist er
der Geschmack von Freiheit
— Andreas Frickinger
True Silence
A noisy mountain river
Waves of sound
Dancing around trees
Miraculously entering my ears
No one here
To disturb the silence
— Andreas Frickinger