Ingeborg Bachmann Poems

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1.
In The Storm Of Roses

Wherever we turn in the storm of roses,
the night is lit up by thorns, and the thunder
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2.
Stay

Now the journey is ending,
the wind is losing heart.
Into your hands it's falling,
a rickety house of cards.
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3.
Every Day

War is no longer declared,
only continued. The monstrous
has become everyday. The hero
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4.
I Step Outside Myself

I step outside
myself, out of my eyes,
hands, mouth, outside
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5.
I Know No Better World

Who knows of a better world should step forward.
Alone, no longer out of bravery, not wiping away this saliva,
this saliva worn upon the cheek
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6.
Menschenlos

Verwunschnes Wolkenschloß, in dem wir treiben...
Wer weiß, ob wir nicht schon durch viele Himmel
so ziehen mit verglasten Augen?
Wir, in die Zeit verbannt
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7.
A Kind Of Loss

Used together: seasons, books, a piece of music.
The keys, teacups, bread basket, sheet and a bed.
A hope chest of words, of gestures, brought back, used, used up.
A household order maintained. Said. Done. And always a head was there.
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8.
To The Sun

More beatiful than the remarkable moon and her noble light,
More beautiful than the stars, the famous medals of the night,
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9.
Psalm

Be silent with me, as all bells are silent!

In the afterbirth of terror
the rabble grovels for new nourishment.
On Good Friday a hand hangs on display
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10.
Advertisement

But where are we going
carefree be carefree
when it grows dark and when it grows cold
be carefree
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