From Heaven there Fell Upon the Foaming Wave

Series: The Poems of Goethe

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

The poem describes a moment of divine intervention where a heavenly being descends to the earth and crashes into the ocean, creating a massive wave that threatens to engulf everything in its path. The speaker reflects on the power and beauty of this event, marveling at the way it has brought life-giving water to the parched land. The poem is an exploration of the relationship between heaven and earth, and the ways in which the divine can manifest itself in the natural world. Through the image of the crashing... AI Generated Content

~1797 CE

Available in: English