The Bridegroom.*
I slept, 'twas midnight, in my bosom woke, As though 'twere day, my love-o'erflowing heart; To me it seemed like night, when day first broke; What is't to me, whate'er it may impart? She was away; the world's unceasing strife For her alone I suffer'd through the heat Of sultry day; oh, what refreshing life At cooling eve! my guerdon was complete. The sun now set, and wand'ring hand in hand, His last and blissful look we greeted then; While spake our eyes, as they each other scann'd: "From the far east, let's trust, he'll come again!" At midnight! the bright stars, in vision blest, Guide to the threshold where she slumbers calm: Oh be it mine, there too at length to rest, Yet howsoe'er this prove, life's full of charm!
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"I slept, 'twas midnight, in my bosom woke,..."
Exploring the themes of classic, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe delivers a powerful performance in "The Bridegroom.*"... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...