Amber Teutonic D.S. & Durga 2018

(The full version or reference to the statement)

On a sunny day I left the house
because the gray walls became too tight
and bumped my head on the ceiling.

It was time again to see something green
No, not the broccoli between my teeth
I mean to go into the forest.

On a new path that I walked
I discovered an entrance to the woods
a contrasting, light-filled reception
where many pine cones hung

Should I go in? And I started to ponder
I dared a small step inside
Then a cone plopped down on my head

For a moment I wobbled, then it began to speak:
"Hey hey stranger, come right in
This here is the mandarin grove"
The cone speaks!?, I thought I was imagining it
Maybe the aftereffects of yesterday's wine

"No no, this is real," it replied
"Welcome home, don't you know it?"
"The hideout of the green amberstone?"
"My cone friends will show the way there
Condition between us, it stays a secret"

Okay okay, I thought and stopped asking
Gave the little pest my word
A small adventure can’t hurt

I followed the cones and beams of light
Vitamin D flowed through my veins
The slightly fruity scent felt like a blessing
I felt happiness expanding within me

The trees grew brighter, the air more ethereal
Resin gleamed in amber colors
Similar to honeycombs
It smelled as if the pines were coming closer and closer

At the end of the path, I saw a shrine
Adorned with woods and resins
What could be hidden here
It felt like a farce

I opened the chest
My mouth fell open
It sparkled green-white
Like a mix of jade and danburite

I felt the scent intoxication awaken within me
Green, as if I were a piece of the forest
White wings unfolding
Graceful, with a soft embrace

Carried me away, made me fly
Eyes that wouldn’t open
Dazed by the scent intoxication
Like in nirvana - senses unhinged

Arriving back on the ground of reality
I noticed my senses again
Just a bit dazed

I found myself back at the entrance to the woods
Exactly the same position
Only there was no forest and entrance anymore
Was it all just an illusion?

My gaze fell to the ground
And I didn’t want to believe it
There I saw a cone lying
I thought only, come on now, I’m going home...