Früstuck
Mittagessen
Abendesen
Schlafen
We are blessed
with days and sunlight
and a nighttime breathing
with stars
Her kitchen window faces
Riedengartenstrasse and
Tante/Mütter/Frau Anna-liese
gazes out
People pass along
Like quiet seasons––
Person-by-person
the family grows
And the faithful heart
Welcomes them in
For you, earth is
a cathedral of heaven
glowing with flowers
Your life is a prayer
and God is with you––
a lifetime of work
in the fields of heaven––
the harvest never ends