Mutter, Ferdinand
Banat Poet
*Mercydorf
October Snow
by
Ferdinand Muttar
of Mercydorf
The trees and bushes appear restrained.
Thickly fall the snowflakes;
Autumn already with winter’s breath
Shrouds the Earth’s colorful face.
All Life in surprised Nature,
Hearts, still buried in autumn,
Feel prematurely in the whiteness of forest and field
Winter’s cares.
Strife has not yet faded away,
Protected is capricious happiness.
Fate wrung out of struggle
Breaks free behind the mist.
But Time flies, sinks into the Past.
With it, longings and deadlines vanish;
Colorful variety becomes monotony,
Fewer seconds tick in the minute.
And so in the bustle of the world
It appears to you, my loved ones and many brothers,
That I become smaller in the greater Being,
The current of Life draws over.
And amongst the hustle and bustle, amongst loved ones who be,
The tired heart beats lonely, abandoned – alone?
Cast your wandering eye upwards towards Heaven,
To the Guide of all Fate.
“Forgive, All Gracious One!
In Your hands lie Love and Hope,
For Your child lies security;
Closed doors are opened to him,
The uneasy heart is freed in You.”
Poem is taken from the book Mercydorf
by Klugesherz, Lorenz, Erich Lammert,
Anton Peter Petri, J. Zirenner, 1987.
(Translated by Diana Lambing)
Source:
Mercydorf Heimatbuch 1987 by Klugesherz, Lammert, Petri, & Zirenner
Last updated: 07/22/2025