An Anthology of Czechoslovak Literature/Old Autumn Allegory
Old Autumn Allegory
From gold, bronze, tarnished copper, he flung away
Into the grass, a gift for children, for each wind,
And dreamily watched their play.
Fiddle and flute by turns, for sheer delight;
Playing for lovers’ ears he seizes sobbing cries
Of birds in southward flight.
Betrayals’, griefs’, deceits’ heart-crushing throes
To rhythmic dew and speech of crystal, comes to muse
On calm that death bestows.
The Sun-dial (1913)
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1931. 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 55 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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