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C. Morgenstern: Gentle Songs (Free verse) by yonderland

Gentle songs I sing for you by night, songs that no-one's mortal ear can hear, nor a star that may be shining bright, nor the Moon that glides in silent gear; To whom nothing but the heart of mine, that can dream them, listens wistfully, and in whom no thing except the pain, that evokes them, can indulge for me. Gentle songs I sing for you by night, you, in whose eyes sank my sense and mind, from their core, deep down and out of sight my soul drank one longing of its kind.

Sasha 16-Sep-04/1:30 PM
Here's my quick and dirty version (by no means perfect either) for comparison

Gentle songs I sing to you by night-
Songs no mortal ear knows inklings of
Nor a star that stares down from its height
Nor the moon that swims the sky above.

Songs that none except the very heart
dreaming them can weep for as it hears,
Songs on which none but the burning smart
That devised them grows indulged in tears.

Gentle songs I sing to you by night,
In whose eyes I've felt my senses sink,
You, from whose deep well, too low for light,
My soul drank eternal longing's drink




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