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Sébastien de Poésie

Croatia

May 8, 2010

Once through the forest
Alone I went;
To seek for nothing
My thoughts were bent.

I saw i' the shadow
A flower stand there
As stars it glisten'd,
As eyes 'twas fair.

I sought to pluck it,—
It gently said:
"Shall I be gather'd
Only to fade?" 

With all its roots
I dug it with care,
And took it home
To my garden fair.

In silent corner
Soon it was set;
There grows it ever,
There blooms it yet.
 
Goethe,1815 
 

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03:00 PM Jun 05 2010

Sébastien de Poésie
Croatia

 haha, yes! :) it's always so! :)

12:57 PM Jun 05 2010

Zambuka

Zambuka
United States

 Tastes differ :)

12:53 PM Jun 05 2010

Sébastien de Poésie
Croatia

 the great Byron is also very good, but I prefer Goethe, he is smply and so wise,haha  yes sweet words and a beautiful poem!    

12:48 PM Jun 05 2010

Zambuka

Zambuka
United States

 Sweet words :) but in poetry , i prefer Byron . . .

12:18 PM Jun 05 2010

Sébastien de Poésie
Croatia

 You are absolutely right! :)

12:03 PM Jun 05 2010

Zambuka

Zambuka
United States

 One poem can be read the whole life . . And there will be certainly something you haven't found in it

11:37 AM Jun 05 2010

Sébastien de Poésie
Croatia

 I also didn't read  Faust, but like you, I'll do it this summer! Well it's no wonder that you didn't manage to read Faust, you must spend much time to read it and it's not a little book... I like Goethe, but I like more his poetry,  Found is the first poem that I've read by Goethe... its short,wonderful and with a happy end! brilliant!  

09:23 PM Jun 03 2010

Zambuka

Zambuka
United States

 He was the last author discussed with us by our foreign literature teacher :) but we didn't manage to read ' Faust ' . . .Were running out of time . . But i'll certainly do it in summer