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Late Afternoon (Delight) Flight by Matthias Göritz

Translated by Mary Jo Bang | Poetry

so long the day
yet it’s already almost evening

the summer lies
over the landscape
grassy fields, single houses,
landscape

Still what’s up with living the life?
Puffed up like a monstrous blimp
it moves forward on its forefeet

At noon noises flew through the house
The sounds of lilies
spirit levels, dragonflies
the wind

Someone comes on stage
and says: Come on, let’s go into the garden
I’ll cut the sky in two
with you

There stands terror in a white dress
A snow-made face
As if in a trance, the flowers seem
to be waiting for me

In this huge transformation of objects
as the sun goes up
the dream-fever heat
goes down