Perfection

Georg Trakl 1887 (Salzburg) – 1914 (Kraków)



My brother, let us go more silent!

The streets darken placidly.

In the distance flags probably gleam and wave,

However, brother, let us be alone -

And rest looking at heaven,

Softly and wholly prepared in the heart,

And oblivious to past deed.

My brother, see, the world is wide!

Outdoors the wind plays with clouds,

They come like us, from somewhere.

Let us be like the flowers are,

So poor, my brother, so beautiful and glad!

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme X X X X X X X X X X X X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 424
Words 79
Stanzas 12
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

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

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