let’s not sleep yet
as long as the gentle music plays
and while we still have the chance
let's face the music and dance
- julia hartwig & irving berlin
ARAR
Everything to Measure
Julia Hartwig
Oh no—paradise is not disheveled nature
bearded unkempt pines shrubbery branches
blue-black colonies of berries
looking out with the eyes of hunted deer
Paradise is a garden
where everything is to measure
joy but not wildness
not despair but melancholy
It is the victory of order
So what if on gravel paths
you sometimes hear approaching steps
above which a body had no time to take shape
Stay forever green tree of joyful existence
tree rooted in the sky
and tree drawing its sap from the earth
tree of illusion and tree of dream
solitary tree and tree seeking support among other trees
rooted tree and tree eager to travel
tree frightened by night and tree finding shelter in the night
talkative tree and tree fond of silence
- Julia Hartwig
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