A companion should become this house book, traversing the divine world outside from blooming to snowing, but also through the divine world inside, from the maturing of the soul through playful love and serious love, through joy and sorrow, doubt and affirmation, up to parting and the outlook beyond towards the eternal. The poetry collection by Ferdinand Avenarius, founder of the magazine "Der Kunstwart," does not claim any literary scientific authority but aims to make poetry accessible for home use. The thematic arrangement of the poems allows readers to enjoy selected texts by Goethe, Mörike, Droste-Hülshoff, Storm, Fontane, and many other poets, corresponding to the seasons and various life situations. With illustrations by Fritz Phil. Schmidt. Reprint of the original edition from 1902.