I-m hit. It-s come at last, I feel a smart
Of needles in ......My God .... I-m hit again!
No pain this time......no pain..... and yet.....
my heart......
Where is my heart? -Tis strange I feel no pain.
The night is still, the night is very still
I feel the April rain upon my hair.
I see the lights upon yonder hill
Agleam and shining in the silent air.
How soft the grasses seem-how soft and cool!
How long the valley looks-how long and deep!
How warm the rain! I feel a little pool
Beside my hand. I feel.....Can this be sleep?
Can this be sleep.... This buzzing in my head?....
Good God! A light! A light! The pool! I-m ***
The Death
Leon Gellert
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