Kategorie: Poems
-
Ilona Lay: October by the Sea
Between the dunesthe wind plucks at the paling blossoms.The waves shriek like breaking iceunder the vagabond’s burning breath. Restless white horsesrush abruptly through the quivering light.Majestically the face of autumnlaughs through the dishevelled skies. Rising from the depths of the surfa silent swan floats homeward.And sometimes the celestial wings descendas…
-
Suffocate Me with a Boring Fairy Tale
Anna Akhmatova’s Poems against Terror, Part 3 The concern for her imprisoned son and the struggle for his survival were an extreme psychological and physical burden for Anna Akhmatova. At times, even the thought of death seemed like salvation. To DeathYou will come anyway – so why not now?I am…
-
At night, fear rummages through my belongings
Anna Akhmatova’s Poems against Terror, Part 1 Anna Akhmatova, a renowned poet before the October Revolution, became an ostracised outsider in the Bolshevik state. This is also reflected in her poems. Opening of a three-part series on the poet. At night, fear rummages through my belongings,a hatchet flashes in the…
-
Seeing the World through the Eyes of Love
Ilona Lay’s Poem Song of Lovers lona Lay’s Song of Lovers revolves around the changed perception of the world arising from love. Those who love live in a different world – and thus gain a new perspective on the world of everyday life. Song of Lovers You are like an all-pervading song.Through your…
-
Ilona Lay: Early Morning
Early Morning Dreamily Mother Earth lolls in her sleepunder the clumsy embrace of the winds,her shivering shell still wrappedin the garment of the clouds. Winking between the pine stairs,the eye of the moon gazes at her.On the misty ponds, water liliesnestle shyly against its wings. Glittering between the trembling leaves,the…
-
The Woman: Goddess or Predator?
Poems from Charles Baudelaires Collection of Poetry Les Fleurs du mal/7 The representation of female figures in Baudelaire’s work is distinctly ambiguous. The woman can appear as a man-eating femme fatale, but also as an angel-like being who promises salvation from the valley of earthly life. An Ambivalent Image of…
Planet Literature 