I published this article on Ipernity
on October 20, 2009
de - eo - fr- es- it- zh/eo - rus - jap - kor - Bg
the 'silence' is a young woman
Tranquillity
A wood opens up in front of me
along a small path.
Suddenly – very gently -
someone is walking beside me.
« Who are you and where do you come from? »
I ask, surprised.
« I am TRANQUILLITY »
she says, smiling.
« I come from a different country
faraway from yours »
« And where are you headed? » I asked quietly
« I want to see you - or -
if you prefer
I would like to see you »
« And why me in particular »
« I can tell you that quite easily »
she answered gently
« You live in a very loud place
the people yell loudly
the machines screech loudly
even pictures scream loudly «
« You are right- it really is like that »
I say, quietly
« Now you see – that’s why I came to see you »
For a while, neither one of us says anything,
her compassion is touching.
« Many people feel like this » I say
« the noise makes them suffer
they talk incessantly
they no longer understand each other.
If you came to see me »
- I continue to ask cautiously -
? « how will that happen -
will you enter into my being? »
« That won’t work » she answered
« I am too big to fit into you »
« Then it’s all in vain »
I say sadly.
« No - no – nothing is in vain - because -
I will open myself to you »
merge with the silence
Text and photos by Albert Jäger
Translation by Tamara Girke
I never liked the city... and escaped whenever it was possible.
As I get older I seek the silence more and more.
Beautiful photographs
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