An Anthology of Czechoslovak Literature/Ave Anima
Ave Anima
Elegy on the death of Otakar Theer
Dust of the all? Nearer thy sunshine now?
Art thou the shapeless, lightless chasm’s prey?
Art in the gale? In God’s hand? Sleepest thou?
Sleep, dearest friend. Thy brow is cleansed of sweat;
Thy star quivers amid the piercing frost
Of morn and beats its wings. Sublimer yet
And sacred calm and splendour of decline.
Who shall e’er fathom thine unuttered bane,
Heroic spirit, thou? O poet mine. . . .
The Burning Bush (1918)
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1930. The longest-living author of this work died in 1970, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 54 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.
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