When we are thirsty, we drink the white waters of the pool, the sweetness of our mournful childhood.

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For whoever is lonely there is a tavern.

For whoever is lonely there is a tavern.

The near stillness recalls what is forgotten, extinct angels.

The near stillness recalls what is forgotten, extinct angels.

I drank the silence of God from a spring in the woods.

I drank the silence of God from a spring in the woods.

Earlier lives drift by on silver soles, and the shadows of the damned descend into...

Earlier lives drift by on silver soles, and the shadows of the damned descend into...

The blue of my eyes is extinguished in this night, the red gold of my...

The blue of my eyes is extinguished in this night, the red gold of my...

Shuddering under the autumn stars, each year, the head sinks lower and lower.

Shuddering under the autumn stars, each year, the head sinks lower and lower.

Silently, God opens his golden eyes over the place of skulls.

Silently, God opens his golden eyes over the place of skulls.

Black frost. The ground is hard, the air tastes bitter. Your stars cluster in evil...

Black frost. The ground is hard, the air tastes bitter. Your stars cluster in evil...

The guilt of newborns is immense.

The guilt of newborns is immense.