In Ringelnatz's world, not only are men lonely and in love with women, but also the stamp with the princess and the elephant with the jellyfish. It goes without saying that this cannot end well, yet the poet asks, "Who will travel with me anew into the sky blue?" Ringelnatz sings wild songs and finds gentle words, knows happiness that is "whole and swift and quiet," understands when infidelity becomes stale, suffers from loneliness, and reveals exercises against desire. In his love poems, the touching is very close to the risqué, and in the comedic, pain sparkles as a punchline.