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Germain Droogenbroodt

MICHELANGELO Buonarroti, (b. 1475, Caprese, d. 1564, Roma), The Deluge, 1508-09, Fresco, 280 x 570 cm, Cappella Sistina, Vatican · Noah’s Ark, Michelangelo , Sistine Chapel, Rome

When the polluted air

will have killed all life

When the heat

will have scorched everything

When the earth

will be inundated by the Flood

Will there remain
—as in bygone days—
an ark?

And if nothing remains
will there be a God

to recreate the new man?

GERMAIN DROOGENBROODT

from “Poetic Reflections”, Ukiyoto Publishing

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