A work of art: Megaron / A Field

A work of art: Megaron / A Field

In the middle of Assistens Kirkegård, you'll find a work of art called "Megaron/A Field". It was made especially for this place by sculptor Morten Stræde, landscape architect Stig L. Andersson and poet Klaus Høeck. Many people never discover the poet's contribution - a haiku: a poem consisting of 17 syllables divided into 3 phrases. In this very imperfect translation (a translation that doesn't obey the rules of haikus, for instance), it says

What do you seek here
Where life has turned into stone
Find your own death

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