Living

Errant Sympathy

by Charles Van Lerberghe 1861–1907

Translated by Jethro Bithell (1911) · From Contemporary Belgian Poetry (1911)

Living

From some unknown horizon,
Wafted from far away,
Fraternal sympathy flies on
The scented breath of the May.

Now dreamers in cloudland turrets,
And maidens ripe with the time,
Up the white steps of their spirits
Feel loves invisible climb.

They know not from what glances,
In the pensive peace of the hour,
There are unknown lips in their fancies
Opening with theirs in flower.

So keen and kind the bliss is,
That their foreheads, younger made
By these intangible kisses,
Guard dreams that never fade.

MLA

Lerberghe, Charles Van. “Errant Sympathy.” Translated by Jethro Bithell. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/charles-van-lerberghe/0/.

Chicago

Lerberghe, Charles Van. “Errant Sympathy.” Translated by Jethro Bithell. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/charles-van-lerberghe/0/.

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