An Elegy for Felix
felix
my nephew
b. 25 May 2011
d. 25 May 2011
i lost a child in the night
in the region of the summer stars
one moment
the news of him
was like moonlight in my arms
like looncry in my ears
and his heartbeat tangled
in ours
his mother said
his father said
it was a little boy and we named him felix
he was tiny and perfect
and then with a breath
he could not take
he slipped off
down the path to the river
and the giant of time
scooped him up onto his shoulders
and waded in
and into the silence
no laughter
and into the silence
no cry
they say sometimes
the cracks are very small
that remind us
that death does not control us
that we will be victorious
that life never ends
but i lost a child in the night
i saw the crack in the sky
when the gate opened
and he slipped in
and i thundered with the clap
and i treed with the rustle and the crack
and i winded and whistled with the moan and the roar
and stilled with the dark
and into the silence
no cry
and here i stand and i say
that felix means happiness
that starlight is his name
that life never ends
1 comment:
Liebe Tabea! Ich werde aufjedenfall fuer Euch beten!
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