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Poetry from Christian Morgenstern This is Christian’s most favorite poem. Two funnels are having a walk at night. Moonlight is poured into their maws. I combined it with another poem: the mooncalf. It appears here and there in his poems, wise, mysterious and – dead.

Poetry from Christian Morgenstern The cycle „Gallows Brothers“ is part of his most famous works. The poems are grim and melancholic. This one is quite well-known, often cited. The gallow-guy is singing a song to sophy, the hangman’s maid, begging her to kiss him.

Poetry from Christian Morgenstern I am a lonesome rocking chair on a deserted terrace. I am rocking in the wind, the wind, the wind.

Poetry from Christian Morgenstern Imagine: a belltone named Bam with a heartache. Seeking for it’s beloved Bim who betrayed him with Bum.

Poetry from Christian Morgenstern An architect, a daring one, stole the gaps between the slats of a paling. He used them to build a modern building, so ugly and mean that he had to flee to afric- or americo.

Poetry from Christian Morgenstern He invites a new species, the nasobem is an animal walking on it’s nose. Followed by it’s cub.

Poetry from a Christian Morgenstern His poems are full of crazy visions, this one tells us how roots of trees are whispering gossip, while a squirrel is knitting socks.

Poetry from Christian Morgenstern A grammatical encounter: Perfect and Imperfect are drinking sparkling wine saluting future tense.