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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WALKING FLOWERS AT BERLIN, by HEINRICH HEINE Poet's Biography
First Line: Yes! Under the lindens, my dear friend
Last Line: Each neck, how swanlike it seems!
Subject(s): Berlin, Germany; Flowers; Women
First Line: Yes! Under the lindens, my dear friend
Last Line: Each neck, how swanlike it seems!
Subject(s): Berlin, Germany; Flowers; Women
YES! under the lindens, my dear friend,
Thy yearnings may satisfied be;
The fairest of womankind here, friend,
All walking together, thou'lt see.
How charming they look, how delicious,
In gay silken garments all dress'd!
A certain poet judicious
"Walking flowers" has named them in jest.
How very charming each bonnet!
Each Turkish shawl, how it gleams!
Each cheek, what a bright glow upon it!
Each neck, how swanlike it seems!
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