by
Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
The Spider holds a Silver Ball
Language: English
Available translation(s): GER
The Spider holds a Silver Ball
In unperceived Hands --
And dancing softly to Himself
His Yarn of Pearl -- unwinds --
He plies from Nought to Nought --
In unsubstantial Trade --
Supplants our Tapestries with His --
In half the period --
An Hour to rear supreme
His [Continents]1 of Light --
Then dangle from the Housewife's Broom --
His [Boundaries]2 -- forgot --
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1 Langert: "theories"
2 Langert: "sophistries"
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- GER German (Deutsch) (Walter A. Aue) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 12
Word count: 55
Die Spinne hält den Silber Ball
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English
Die Spinne hält den Silber Ball
in unerkannter Hand --
und, sanft im Tanze mit Sich Selbst,
Ihr Perlengarn -- entspannt --
Sie treibt, vom Nichts zum Nichts --
gewichtlos Ihr Geschäft:
Ihr'n Teppich, über dem von uns,
viel schneller Sie erschafft.
Ein Stündchen aufzubau'n
der Kontinente Licht --
dann hängt vom Besen einer Magd --
Ihr Grenzgebiet -- zunicht --
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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-12
Line count: 12
Word count: 53