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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HEIMWEH, by R. G. RUSTE
First Line: Just look,' said she, 'how blue the sky'
Last Line: The other wept for paha sapa)
Subject(s): Grief; Mourning; Nature; Sorrow; Sadness; Bereavement
First Line: Just look,' said she, 'how blue the sky'
Last Line: The other wept for paha sapa)
Subject(s): Grief; Mourning; Nature; Sorrow; Sadness; Bereavement
"Just look," said she, "how blue the sky,"
And looking up met not his eye.
(Just so the sky, so clear, so blue,
Above the spires of Paha Sapa)
"How eagerly the cattle graze,"
He said, with fixed, averted gaze.
(Just so the cattle sought each spring
The luscious herbs of Paha Sapa)
"How sweet the lilacs bloom today,"
She said, with eyes intently turned away.
(Just so the lilacs bloom each spring,
So wildly sweet in Paha Sapa)
"The brook," he said, "it sang just so—"
She answered, "Yes, I know, I know."
(Though neither spoke, yet each one knew
The other wept for Paha Sapa)
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