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+------ Thema: Ah, life is good! And good thus to behold (/showthread.php?tid=17097)
Ah, life is good! And good thus to behold - ZaunköniG - 23.07.2007
Ah, life is good! And good thus to behold
From far horizons where their tents are furled
The mighty storms of Being rise, unfold,
Mix, strike, and crash across a shaken world:--
Good to behold their trailing rearguards pass,
And feel the sun renewed its sweetness send
Down to the sparkling leaf-blades of the grass,
And watch the drops fall where the branches bend.
I think to-day I almost were content
To hear some bard life's epic story tell,--
To view the stage through some small curtain-rent,
Mere watcher at this gorgeous spectacle.
But now the curtain lifts:--my soul's swift powers
Rise robed and crowned--for lo! the play is ours!