Above the roofs the sky-blue, <br /> <br />And clouds passing by, <br /> <br />Before the window a tree in spring dew, <br /> <br />And a bird shoots up skyward drunk <br /> <br />A lost scent of blossoms - <br /> <br />A heart feels: This is the world! <br /> <br />The stillness increases and the midday glows! <br /> <br />My God, how rich is the world! <br /> <br />I dream and dream and life flees, <br /> <br />Life there outdoors - somewhere <br /> <br />Far-off to me because of a sea of loneliness! <br /> <br />A heart feels it and doesn't become glad!<br /><br />Georg Trakl<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/by-a-window/
