Emile Verhaeren image
star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

Born in May 21, 1855 / Died in November 27, 1916 / Belgium / Dutch

Poems by Emile Verhaeren

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

The Silence

... Long, narrow paths stretch their straight lines unbent ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

She Of The Garden

... Sealed with a clasp, with threads of woollen bound ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

The Snow

... Round the stone-cold hearths and the flameless souls ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

Infinitely

... And pass each other, coming unfolded in the distance, soundlessly, ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

The Ferryman

... Drifting, his barque struck somewhere, as by chance, ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

Les Heures Claires

... Première Que l'univers, sous leur clarté, nous apparaît ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

The Rope-Maker

... Through streams of blood, to heavens of victory still ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

Life

... Till one lives in all that which acts, struggles, and thrills, ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

The Wind

... The wind, it sends scudding dead leaves from the birches ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

The Cathedral Of Rheims

... And then That which was splendid with baptismal grace ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

Excerpts from "LES HEURES CLAIRES" (English translations)

... XXI. In hours like these, when through our dream of bliss ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

Tenebrae

... At the winter, enthroned vast and white upon the hard ground ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

Joy

... And you, straight frame, and lungs outbreathing wide, ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

Rain

...   With its grey nails, and with its watery mane ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

The Grave-Digger

... With gaze worn-out from travelling through the years ...