Sunday, May 4, 2025

Found

 A quite lovely Sping-themed poem by Goethe came through my 

Facebook feed. Asked Copilot for a translation:


                                                               


Found 

I wandered alone 
Through the forest deep, 
With no thought of searching— 
That was my creed.

In the shadows I saw 
A flower so bright, 
Like stars it shimmered, 
Like eyes so light.

I wished to pluck it, 
But it softly said:
 "Shall I be broken, 
Only to fade?"

So I dug it up 
With roots so fine, 
Carried it home 
To a garden divine.

And there I planted it 
In a quiet place; 
Now it spreads its branches
 And blooms with grace.

                                                            Johann Wolfgang von Goethe(1749 -1832)


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