An Anthology of Czechoslovak Literature/Lovers' Estrangement
Lovers’ Estrangement
Until into our hearts the same Tempest had wafted unending snowdrifts.
We heard not Yule-tide chimes, nor herdsmen’s ditties,
Nor knew that He had been born who might redeem us. . .
Unending snowdrifts in our souls and unending night-times,
To clasp hands with final embrace of those long ago sundered
And never to hearken again to brutes of passion that panted within us.
Stand rugged forests, heaven-towering, wherein no landmarks could be thrust,
Ravens of dreams range low beneath grey vaultage of branches.
Reaches us yet. Between us are outcries of pilgrims
On opposite sides, waning into snowclad distances.
Once Again Shall We Return (1900)
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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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