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From “Phantasus” [My springtime, a sobbing hunger,] by Arno Holz - Poems | Academy of American Poets

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My springtime, a sobbing hunger, / my summer, a hot struggle—

Poems Find and share the perfect poems. translated from the German by Babette Deutsch and Avrahm Yarmolinsky My springtime, a sobbing hunger, my summer, a hot struggle— what will my autumn be? A tardy golden sheaf? a lake of mist? This poem is in the public domain. Published in Poem-a-Day on April 25, 2025, by the Academy of American Poets. More by this poet From “Phantasus” translated by Babette Deutsch and Avrahm Yarmolinsky On a mountain of sugar-candy, under a blossoming almond-tree, twinkles my gingerbread house. Its little windows are of gold-foil, out of its chimney…

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