Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, NEW SPRING: 32, by HEINRICH HEINE


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NEW SPRING: 32, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Through the forest, in the moonlight
Last Line: Or a sign that death is nigh me?
Subject(s): Bells; Death; Fairies; Love; Dead, The; Elves


THROUGH the forest, in the moonlight,
I the elves saw riding proudly;
And I heard their trumpets sounding,
And I hear their bells ring loudly.

Their white horses had upon them
Golden staghorns, whilst proceeding
Swiftly on -- like flights of wild swans
Through the air the train was speeding.

Smilingly the queen bent tow'rds me,
Smiling, as the band rode by me;
Is't a sign that new love's coming,
Or a sign that death is nigh me?





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