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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SEDGE SONGS: 3, by NIKOLAUS FRANZ NIEMBSCH VON STREGLENAU Poet's Biography
First Line: Angry sunset sky
Last Line: Thy long tresses fly.
Alternate Author Name(s): Lenau, Nikolaus
Subject(s): Grief; Lakes; Longing; Nature; Sorrow; Sadness; Pools; Ponds
First Line: Angry sunset sky
Last Line: Thy long tresses fly.
Alternate Author Name(s): Lenau, Nikolaus
Subject(s): Grief; Lakes; Longing; Nature; Sorrow; Sadness; Pools; Ponds
Angry sunset sky,
Thunder-clouds o'erhead,
Every breeze doth fly,
Sultry air and dead.
From the lurid storm
Pallid lightnings break,
Their swift transient form
Flashes through the lake.
And I seem to see
Thyself, wondrous nigh—
Streaming wild and free
Thy long tresses fly.
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