Closing Chord
Georg Trakl 1887 (Salzburg) – 1914 (Kraków)
The last, pale light went from the day,
The early passions have rustled down,
The holy wine of my joys spilled
Now my heart weeps in the night and listens
After the echo of its young celebrations,
Which trails off so placidly in the dark,
So shadowy, like wilted leaves falling
On an abandoned grave in autumn night.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXXA AXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 320 |
Words | 60 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
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