Summary

Portrait of Jaroslav Vrchlický Jaroslav Vrchlický The Soul Of A Century — I close my eyes and darkness overtakes me (1943)

And all this tempts me in your arms to fall.
I close my eyes, and yield to the wings of night,
Like a star, your being pours a stream of light
It seems, in you, I hold all Beauty’s mold.
Oh mystery, oh flames of a burning kiss,
Oh flaming tears, boundless abandon of bliss,
Oh budding breasts and hair of molten gold!
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