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A Poem A Day by Romilly Wilde

366 poems day-by-day for a leap year

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

      May 18, 2026

      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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