Rainer Tiemann

Late realization

When you were young, you told me
you had so many good friends.
When you were forty, you told me
you had only ten good friends.

Did you ever realize
that one friend in a lifetime is good luck,
that two friends is more than good luck?

Did you ever realize
that to have more than two friends
is hardly possible?

You´ll realize, when you are older:
Age leaves us sometimes one good friend
and perhaps some good bottles of wine.

RT 2008

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Frauen prägen. Lyrische Reflexionen von Rainer Tiemann



In seinem Buch "Frauen prägen" beschreibt Rainer Tiemann in nachdenkenswerten Gedichten und Kurzgeschichten Schritte durch eine Welt, die immer stärker von Frauen geprägt wird. Es zeigt seine starke Verbundenheit zur Institution Familie und zu Menschen. Das Buch regt dazu an, über uns, unsere Welt und unsere Mitmenschen, über Umwelt und Natur zu reflektieren. Viele positive, persönliche Erinnerungen möchte der Autor mit "Frauen prägen" als Appell für mehr Menschlichkeit in diesem Buch umsetzen.

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