AUTUMN FEELINGS - by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

AUTUMN   FEELINGS by  Johann  Wolfgang  von  Goethe Flourish  greener, as ye clamber, Oh ye leaves, to seek my chamber, Up the trellis'd vine on high ! May ye swell, twin-berries tender, Juicier far, and with more splendour Ripen, and more speedily ! O'er ye broods the sun at even As he sinks to rest, and heaven Softly breathes into your ear All its fertilising fullness, While the moon's refreshing coolness, Magic-laden, hovers near; And, alas! ye're watered ever By a stream of tears that rill From mine eyes - tears ceasing never, Tears of love that nought can still ! 1775