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Georg Trakl 1887 (Salzburg) – 1914 (Kraków)

A paleness, resting in the shadow of decayed staircases -

It rises at night in silver guise

And wanders under the cloister.

In coolness of a tree and without pain

The perfect breathes

And does not need the autumnal stars -

Thorns over which the other falls.

Lovers ponder long after

His sad fall.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 28, 2023

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Scheme X X A X X X X A X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 296
Words 56
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
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Georg Trakl

Georg Trakl was an Austrian poet. He is considered one of the most important Austrian Expressionists. more…

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