An Anthology of Modern Bohemian Poetry/Winter Evening

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2608619An Anthology of Modern Bohemian Poetry — Winter Evening1912Karel Václav Rais, translated by Paul Selver

Karel V. Rais (b. 1859).

WINTER EVENING

The heath lies far and wide bestrewn with snow,
From the full moon there falls a gentle glow.

Amid the white expanse of snow-clad plains
Only a naked pear-tree trunk remains.

In the white gardens, by the valley’s side,
Huddled in sleep our tiny homes abide.

In the small easements not a spark is gleaming,
The wearied people lie serenely dreaming.

O'er snowy plain the air doth gently sweep—
The Cheskian country breathes it in, how deep

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