Margarete Münsterberg, ed., trans. A Harvest of German Verse. 1916.
By A Day SpentGustav Falke (18531916)
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Day of beauty, have I used thee well?
Love’s salute and early morning bliss.
Men’s dispute in words that never spare.
Warded off a wicked wish with might.
Comes to me at last the poet’s dream.
Day of beauty, I have used thee well.