from “Mister Today”

A Desolate One
Enough Hiding
Gospel According to Plotinus
A Comparative One
Cantata after Plotinus
Self-inflicted Modesty
Manifesto of Love
There is No Silence
Plotinus kiss
Raven
Hölderlin’s Eagles
Spirit Flame
Firewater
Cosmopolitan Ode
A Nautical One
A Radio One
A Bird
Happy Carpet
Press Conference
Shadow
Monday’s Overture
A Famous Person’s Translation
Mister Today, a Doctor from Ossetia
The Last One to Go
Toy Blocks
Delicious Whiteness of Corn

A land of fire in my mouth.
I have torn off your arm
and shoved it into the moonlight.
What do you want?
Did you say what do I want?
Nettles and other worthless greenery
grew there,
so I scooped from the dark-green metal
and looked out for today’s serving of the stars,
explained the flame lover Mister Today.
I was burnt by my very own blood.
Thursday got off to an excellent start.