An Anthology of Czechoslovak Literature/Dialogue
JAROSLAV KVAPIL
(b. 1868)
Dialogue
—Where dost thou hasten? Gravewards. Tarry yet a space.
Deep shall the night-time be,—and wilt thou feel no dread?
—Lo, how the sky-line’s purple blends with the stream’s blue trace.
There are unpeopled tracts, and far we have to fare.
—To us God softly speaks here in an earthy guise.
Clutch of dead loneliness has filled us with despair.
—O peace unending. Come, we’ll sleep ’neath starry skies.
Submission (1896)
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1930. The longest-living author of this work died in 1970, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 54 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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