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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DARK BURNED THE SUNSET, by STEFAN GEORGE Poet's Biography
First Line: Dark burned the sunset of the world -- the lord
Last Line: All looked toward the right—but he looked left.
First Line: Dark burned the sunset of the world -- the lord
Last Line: All looked toward the right—but he looked left.
Dark burned the sunset of the world .. the Lord
Walked once again unto the templed town
The poor and mocked who will destroy all this.
He knew: no mortared stone would ever stand
Unless the ground · the whole · be swept away.
The seekers for one goal fought one another:
Numberless hands were raised and numberless
Ponderous words fell where but One was needful.
Dark burned the sunset of the world .. mirth flourished
All looked toward the right—but He looked left.
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