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Pride Month, and other Haibun - 7. Goethe to Behrisch
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Goethe to Behrisch
Haibun
“Ha, Behrisch, here is one of those moments. You’re gone, and this paper is cold company compared to your arms. Oh, God, God….”[1]
Tod ist Trennung,
dreifacher Tod
Trennung ohne Hoffnung
wiederzusehn.
Death is parting;
a threefold death
is parting without hope
of reunion.
Gerne verließest du
dieses gehaßte Land,
hielte dich Freundschaft
mit Blumenfesseln an mir.
I know you’d gladly leave
this detested country,
if not for my friendship’s bond
in chains of blossoming links.
◇ ◇ ◇
Be callous!
A heart unmoved lightly
Is fitting tribute
To the uncaring ways of the Earth.
But Behrisch, your shining features
Need not be lit by the smile of spring,
Nor darkened by tempestuous
Frowns from wintertime.
Therefore do not lean upon
The anxiety-ridden breast of the girls,
Or within the moody arms of your brother
Who might bring you nothing but grief. [2]
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