Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE CURTAIN, by TRISTAN LECLERE


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THE CURTAIN, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Glorious weather / chantecler has called
Last Line: And it is morning in my heart.
Alternate Author Name(s): Klingsor, Tristan
Subject(s): Light; Morning; Sun; Window Treatments; Venetian Blinds; Curtains; Shades; Drapes


Glorious weather.
Chantecler has called.
The morning laughs in the dew;
The magpie's in the grass
And the snail on the eglantine.
The sun draws the heavy curtain of mist
From over the countryside.
A young woman appears
Drawing the light curtain of her casement—
And it is morning in my heart.





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