836 | QUESTION
(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
QUESTION
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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