read-it-in-a-book:When I was a boy - Friedrich HölderlinWhen I was a boyA god often rescued meF
read-it-in-a-book:When I was a boy - Friedrich HölderlinWhen I was a boyA god often rescued meFrom the shouts and the rods of menAnd I played among trees and flowersSecure in their kindnessAnd the breezes of heavenWere playing there too.And as you delightThe hearts of plantsWhen they stretch towards youWith little strengthSo you delighted the heart in meFather Helios, and like EndymionI was your favourite,Moon. O allYou friendlyAnd faithful godsI wish you could knowHow my soul has loved you.Even though when I called to you thenIt was not yet with names, and youNever named me as people doAs though they knew one anotherI knew you betterThan I have ever known them.I understood the stillness above the skyBut never the words of men.Trees were my teachersMelodious treesAnd I learned to loveAmong flowers.I grew up in the arms of the gods. -- source link
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