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“How Heavy the Days Are” by
Hermann Hesse
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(
2 Jul 1877
–
9 Aug 1962
)
Translated from the German by James Wright
How heavy the days are.
There’s not a fire that can warm me,
Not a sun to laugh with me,
Everything bare,
Everything cold and merciless,
And even the beloved, clear
Stars look desolately down,
Since I learned in my heart that
Love can die.