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Original poem reprinted online here: "In the Storm of Roses" by Ingeborg Bachmann Originally read: June 14, 2013 More information about the Poet: Ingeborg Bachmann The poem is more of a deconstruction of the image into pieces of metaphor.  Each part of the rose creates each part of the storm. But first, the introduction of the speaker and the other, "Wherever we turn in the storm of roses" -- unison.  The group mentality is here, but note this is a group sharing a metaphorical catastrophe together. "the night is lit up by thorns," see how these images don't necessarily match.  How does the thorns light up the night?  The shift in visual images could bring a sense of the surreal to the poem; however, my interpretation is that the  night is lit is not a visual image, rather a physical one.  The thorns enliven the night -- the pain swirling. "and the thunder / of leaves,"  Here's a sonic metaphor.  The sound of lives swirling fast is the equ...