Poetry of the Day - Angelus Silesius - So many droplets in the sea, in bread so many grains

in #poetrydose5 years ago

So many droplets in the sea, in bread so many grains;
So too of our multiplicity, nothing but God remains.


By Angelus Silesius
(1624 - 1677)


Short poem, short commentary: Many <-> One

Angelus Silesius was born into a noble Polish Lutheran family. Frustrated by the rigid Lutheranism of his era, he converted to Catholicism. He was briefly physician to the Holy Roman Emperor but soon became a monk and priest, giving away his family fortune to the needy. Today his short poems are loved by both Catholics and Protestants.

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"When we dismantle everything, when we remove the husk, then we find something inside that is incredibly living, bursting with energy..." ~Reggie Ray

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