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The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss - 18. Conjured from a fairy tale

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Sonett III.

 

Der Mond steht hinter kühlen Scheiben,

Dein Mund verstummt vor meinen Küssen.

Was willst du immer wieder wissen,

Ob unsre Seelen nun zusammenbleiben?

 

Ich weiß nur, daß mich Wünsche zu dir treiben,

Die, unerfüllt, mein tolles Herz zerrissen.

Ich weiß nur, daß wir zueinander müssen,

Und sollt ich mich dafür dem Tod verschreiben.

 

Du siehst mich an aus dunklen Augen,

Die wie im Kindermärchen sagen:

Vergiß das Beste nicht, denn Erdendinge taugen

 

Nichts von dem Glück, das unsre Seelen tragen.

Ich lache still. Und meine Küsse saugen

Irdischer Seligkeiten letztes Wagen.

 

 

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Sonnet III.

 

The moon stiffens behind cool panes of glass,

As your mouth stills against my felled kisses.

Why is it you always seek to know

If our souls shall be forever together?

 

I only know which passions drive me to you,

Wants that, when denied, tore my wild heart apart.

I only know that we must be united,

And I commit myself unto death for it.

 

You look up at me with your deep eyes,

As if conjured from a fairy tale:

Don’t forget the best, you say,

 

For earthly things are nothing compared

To the joy of our souls. I laugh, while my kisses

Tap the ultimate vehicle of earthly bliss.

 

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Beautiful.  One person is more concerned with the future, the other with the now.

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This sonnet describes how even fervent kisses sometimes cannot still the restless mind, how lovers must circle one another in both body and spirit to unite. It’s quite beautiful. Thank you for sharing it. 

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On 5/19/2024 at 12:15 PM, chris191070 said:

What wonderful words

Thanks, for reading, Chris!

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On 5/19/2024 at 12:44 PM, ReaderPaul said:

Beautiful.  One person is more concerned with the future, the other with the now.

Thanks for reading, ReaderPaul!

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AC Benus

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On 5/19/2024 at 5:45 PM, Parker Owens said:

This sonnet describes how even fervent kisses sometimes cannot still the restless mind, how lovers must circle one another in both body and spirit to unite. It’s quite beautiful. Thank you for sharing it. 

Thank you, Parker. Yes, the theme of an in-and-out dance circulate within many of these wonderful verses of Toni Schwabe 

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