The near stillness recalls what is forgotten, extinct angels.
About Georg Trakl
Georg Traklwas an Austrian poet and the brother of the pianist Grete Trakl. He is considered one of the most important Austrian Expressionists.
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Shuddering under the autumn stars, each year, the head sinks lower and lower.
Austrian poet (1887-1914)
Silently, God opens his golden eyes over the place of skulls.
Austrian poet (1887-1914)
Earlier lives drift by on silver soles, and the shadows of the damned descend into these sighing waters.
Austrian poet (1887-1914)
The blue of my eyes is extinguished in this night, the red gold of my heart.
Austrian poet (1887-1914)
The guilt of newborns is immense.
Austrian poet (1887-1914)
For whoever is lonely there is a tavern.
Austrian poet (1887-1914)
The near stillness recalls what is forgotten, extinct angels.
Austrian poet (1887-1914)
I drank the silence of God from a spring in the woods.
Austrian poet (1887-1914)
Black frost. The ground is hard, the air tastes bitter. Your stars cluster in evil signs.
Austrian poet (1887-1914)
When we are thirsty, we drink the white waters of the pool, the sweetness of our mournful childhood.
Austrian poet (1887-1914)