I would like help on understanding a poem? I am not native speaking English....?

Question

A little now,
come later,
eternity today.
An apple full of seeds,
created on destruction,
hardships handed over,
pain is insight.
Angels weeping,
quenching my thirst,
the Gods admiring my loss.

-Unknown

My friend gave me this,
said it was written by german poet,
yet he did not know who.
Did he write this? anyway what is it saying?

Answer 1

Poetry does not have to make sense. It can be built on the sound or tempo of the words. In this case the author has taken some elements of life and put them in an order to make you think.

A little now,
come later,
eternity today.

probably means take advantage of time because it is yours and all you have.

An apple full of seeds,
created on destruction,
hardships handed over,
pain is insight.

The best Apple has seeds which we discard so they cannot reproduce. The core which is the existence of the Apple is handed over to non-existence.

Angels weeping,
quenching my thirst,
the Gods admiring my loss.

Angels weep when they see injustice. If that is what you seek your thirst is quenched. But the Gods would rather see you thirsty when the angels don't weep.