MEMOIRS OF DEUTSCHLAND I SERIES, 1989

the land I visit

'tis one of many lands, that I visit
well remembered & not in vain
it is well planned
in lane or plane
in terrain or plain

'tis one of many lands, that I visit
the knowledge that I've gained
in my heart, is retains
in my mind, it refrains
on my canvas, I've painted

'tis one of many lands
through the many years
just how it became
well trained & maintained
the standards you've attained

in culture & nature
you create & nurture
classics or avant-garde
in summer or winter, spring or fall
visitors drawn & audiences applaud

in science & technology
from laboratory to industry
you innovate & invent
in research & development
there is nothing that you lack

in economics & politics
you prosper & mature
you cooperate & collabrate
you're precise & perfect
it's well-defined in your pact

from Berlin to Böblingen
from Bonn to Köln
from Düsseldorf to München
from Hamburg to Heidelberg
from Frankfurt to Lübeck

this land I visit
this day we celebrate
may your success accelerate
may your records continue to track
beyond what you expect

'tis one of many lands
that I visit
may I toast
to your soil and sand
to your kinship & our friendship


A tribute to the 40th Anniversary of Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Lin Hsin Hsin
Feb 21, 1989

 

Memoirs of Deutschland I Series

• the wall speaks, 1988
• the other side of the wall, 1988
• Kölner DOM, 1988
• l'eau de Cologne, 1988