“She Walked Alone in Vienna” Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria (1874–1929)

She walked beneath a bare arcade,

Where golden bricks in twilight fade.

The world had turned to shades and stone,

But still she walked, she walked alone.

Each echo of her careful tread

Spoke to the dreams that she had shed.

But one remained, and softly grew—

A dream of being simply true.

From A Poem A Day: All Continental Europe

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