The poems in this volume were first published in 1976. They mark the end of a rich creative period for Rose Ausländer. These poems leave no doubt: What is the purpose of poetry today? They say: "I rejoice," "I comfort myself," "I live," "I seek," "I fly," "I love." They demonstrate that the urge to write poetry is indispensable: "Who am I if I do not write?" There is only this one way to exist and to endure. The possibility of mastering the past and present.