An Anthology of Czechoslovak Literature/February

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February

THOU who adorest peace and solitudeAnd amid depth of woods, and calm of snowclad meadowsHearkenest to the beat of life, Dost thou not ever hear   Voice of the depths?
Far carnivals of slaughter, blood and death are heard, Earth’s muteness is of woe.   But belowThe heart-beat stirs, and from the gloom a hidden well Thrusts itself lightwards.
 And tunes young waters chantQuicken thy heart, and daze thy thoughts with joy that weThough in despair, yet not alone in hope can be.The Months (1919)

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