"Does he throw the glass with the letter" or "hope"?
Bitumen, ash, stone dust, mordant, ink, acrylic, rust and chalk on canvas,
80x80Message in a bottle
They fought in vain. Death beckons.
The ship has broken apart. It's sinking - it's sinking.
Down into the depths, and it sounds eerie.
The team cursed and cried.
Only the skipper stands calmly in the raging hurricane.
He knows he has done his duty.
One more sharp command, then he locks himself in.
He empties a bottle of the most delicious wine.
To the happiness and blessings of his family.
There's a gurgling sound in the ship's hold. It's driving him to hurry.
He reaches for ink and quill.
The ship's fate and greetings
He to his wife and child and the shipowner.
And the final message according to seafaring custom
Does he trust the bottle's glass belly?
Seal his throat, then he sighs heavily.
And over the railing into the roaring sea.
He throws the glass containing the letter.
-A ship rests more in the depths.-
On the distant beach in the sunshine,
Two children are playing with a shell and a stone.
The sun shines in their hearts too;
You don't know that the mother is crying now.
To the man who hasn't written in a long time,
Perhaps they remained at sea.
A bottle floats on the surface of the wave.
And it offers the little ones a splendid destination.
Hey, look how it sparkles in the sun.
And quickly by clumsy child's hand
Stone after stone is sent after the bottle.
How the child's face beams with joy!
When the glass ship finally breaks
And suddenly sinks into the water.----
The sea silently holds at its bottom
I am filled with sympathy for the sad news.
Ringelnatz