“May Silence in Bavaria” by Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, Germany (1797-1848)

A lake unmoved, a clock unswung,

The birches whisper what’s unsung.

I rest my hands, I still my mind—

The hush of May is most refined.

From A Poem A Day: All Continental Europe

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