An Early Autum Day

Die Stille im Wald
Nur leichter Wind in den Blättern
Am frühen Herbsttag

Doch vom fernen  Dorf erklingt
Leises Läuten von Glocken


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The silence in the woods
Only a light wind in the leaves
On early autumn day

But from the distant village sounds
The gentle sound of  church bells

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El silencio en el bosque 
Sólo poco de viento en las hojas 
Un día temprano en otoño,

Pero desde el pueblo lejano suena
Sonido silencioso de campanas

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 8/7/2011 5:14:00 PM
Congrats Gert on having this poem make it to first round competition luv.. good luck...
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Date: 8/5/2011 5:00:00 PM
Congratulations on this very lovely and soothing Tanka makinng it through to the First Round of PS's Intl. Contest, Gert! Hoping you're doing great! Love, Annalise
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Date: 8/4/2011 8:30:00 PM
congrad's gert holding kitty no caps lol so smart all you languages! l&l
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Date: 8/3/2011 2:00:00 PM
Congrats, Gert. on this rustic gem being selected. Love, daver
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Date: 8/3/2011 8:42:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through round one in the PoetrySoup International Poetry contest Gert. I wish you the best in the final round. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/2/2011 2:36:00 PM
Enjoyed reading again..Congrats on your going through the first round and coming out on top...Sara
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Date: 8/1/2011 9:50:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved poetry being featured this week on PoetrySoup Gert. Love, Carol
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Date: 7/31/2011 9:31:00 PM
Beautiful poem Gert, but since Spanish is my native language I would rather write it as follows: El silencio en el bosque Sólo un poco de viento en las hojas en un día temprano en otoño, Pero desde el pueblo lejano suena un sonido silencioso de campanas HOW ABOUT IN FRENCH? Le silence dans la foret Seul un peu de vent entre les feuilles dans un jour matinal d´automne, Mais du village lointain sonne un son silencieux de cloches DINA
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Date: 1/9/2011 9:55:00 AM
Must be a nice, peaceful Sunday. And the peace of a rustic village too. LOve, Dave
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Date: 11/20/2010 11:33:00 AM
Great job on your Tanka, Gert. Agape, Moses
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Date: 11/16/2010 6:03:00 AM
Found you long ago, liked the way you write, loved your poems, lost you to laziness, I happy to rediscover an old love story ... and more reasons to love the genius of your work.
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Date: 11/15/2010 1:01:00 PM
Thank you for stopping by and reading my work, Gert. I know how busy you are preparing your novel for publication. Please keep me posted on your success. I'm wishing the best for you always. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 11/15/2010 8:50:00 AM
This beautiful Haiku breathes such serenity, Gert..and will add to my fav. list today. I'm sorry you haven't been well, my friend. I pray that you get to feel much better each day until your health is fully restored. Thank you for catching up with reading my poems and especially for your always kind comments left for me! Stay warm, Gert! And God bless. Love, Audrey
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Date: 11/14/2010 11:23:00 AM
Where is the new poems?? No I have never wrote a novel...would like to one day. there is a tree here called a sweet gum tree which has round spiney seed balls and they will put you on your rear quickly!! LOL
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Date: 11/13/2010 12:23:00 PM
Gert , thank you so much for reading so many poems of mine the other day. I too cannot come here as often as I used to. It causes my back to tense up and it's painful sitting here!! I wish I saw some new poems of yours to respond to. I am afraid I may have seen all your poetry already, but let me go see if I can find any oldies I've not yet read. Oh, and say, can you give me some pumpkin recipes in soupmail? thanks Andrea
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Date: 11/12/2010 11:21:00 PM
I sure miss reading your poetry Gert, enjoyedyour words are still so beautiful no matter the search,, *p.s.* I posted a poem dedication, hope you can spy your name in there. (IT IS IN THERE)Thanks for all your comments always p.d.
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Date: 11/12/2010 11:00:00 AM
It is nice to sit down in the woods and hear all the noises... enjoyed your work. you haven't posted in a while...you been ok...just too busy??
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Date: 11/12/2010 10:17:00 AM
Amazing the silence in your Tanka has the perfect concept of within a dream and its melody. Love it (Lin~Ra)
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Date: 11/11/2010 9:14:00 AM
Gert, saw your comment and I'm hoping the novel rewrite is coming along well! Let me know if you have success getting it published and marketed. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 11/6/2010 11:24:00 AM
Hi Gert! How are you? This sure is a very soothing write and I really liked how you complemented this with the sound of the church bells-- lovely tanka as always-- I hope your week has been good :) -- ingat lagi, nikko :)
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Date: 11/6/2010 9:46:00 AM
Stopping by today just to thank you for your kind comments. Have a wonderful weekend and keep your pen flowing. Always a pleasure to read your poetry Gert. Love,Carol
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Date: 11/6/2010 3:50:00 AM
A very serene Tanka, Gert. I enjoyed being there with you. Thanks. :-)
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Date: 11/4/2010 10:52:00 PM
Oh, I love how you added the church bells as those last few lines!! Luv, Andrea
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Date: 11/4/2010 8:55:00 AM
Luv those Italian words today Gert..thankxxx my friend.. always appreciated with luv.. ciao..
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Date: 11/4/2010 8:18:00 AM
The sound of the leaves in the wind gives me so much peace in my heart. Autumn is my favorite time of the year. The 'gentle' sound of the church bells gives an extra feel of tranquility. Your writes are always soothing to the mind.:) Hugs, Emilia:)
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