How plain and height
With dewdrops are bright!
How pearls have crown'd
The plants all around!
How sighs the breeze
Thro' thicket and trees!
How loudly in the sun's clear rays
The sweet birds carol forth their lays!

But, ah! above,
Where saw I my love,
Within her room,
Small, mantled in gloom,
Enclosed around,
Where sunlight was drown'd,
How little there was earth to me,
With all its beauteous majesty!

1776.*

Added: Jan 10 2005 | Viewed: 703 times | Comments (0)

Poet: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Poem: 55. IN SUMMER.
Volume: The Poems - 01. Songs
Year: Published/Written in 1853
There are no comments for this poem. Why not be the first one to post something about it?

Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, IN SUMMER., has not yet been commented on. You can click here to be the first to post a comment about it. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe with others on the Poetry Connection poetry forum!