3723711The Soul Of A Century — In nature1943Vítězslav Hálek

IN NATURE

I am looking, searching for you man,
I am peering deep into your well,
I want to find your human core
And cast away your outer shell.

I am looking for you with the morn,
I am picking roses for your day,
I am looking for you in the Spring,
I am breathing warmth across your way.

I am looking for you in the fields,
Gathering pollen on my course.
I am looking for you ’neath the oaks
And wish that you knew true remorse.

I am looking for you with the bees
Collecting honey as your prize,
I am looking for you with the birds
And bring delight into your eyes.

I am looking for you with a song
Within your soul, songs’ true domain.
I am looking and I’ll find you when
You have become a man again.

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This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was legally published within the United States (or the United Nations Headquarters in New York subject to Section 7 of the United States Headquarters Agreement) between 1929 and 1977 (inclusive) without a copyright notice.


The longest-living author of this work died in 1987, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 36 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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