Anneline
I am coming back
today
I will see you in your new form
a child clinging on
for life
and you gave me life once
too

Anneline
take me to the attic
show me the antique bridal dress
show me your husband
and your cabin in the alps
let's eat orange peel
drink cognac
and laugh at the letters
I once sent

Anneline
Lausanne was a seeping wound
for so long
but now it is my greatest monument
and you are my fondest testament
to a heart once strong
when I shake your grandfather's hand
I will look on his bulging veins
and farmer's nails
in pride
You have been honest for generations
and your land is white with snow
You have always purified me
and I need that now