
In this poetic meditation the narrator wanders through a series of imagined gardens, each one a quiet altar where the external world fades and inner stillness awakens. The gardens are not merely places but reflections of the soul—bright, humble, hopeful, or mournful—offering a mirror for the listener’s own longing and discovery. Through gentle, reverent language the author invites us to pause, breathe, and listen to the hush that lives beneath every leaf and stone.
The first garden unveiled is a riot of colour, a sun‑lit cascade of roses, dahlias, and golden crocuses that spills down a gentle slope toward a silver‑glimmering pond. Swans glide on the water while ribbons of rose and thyme frame the scene, creating a tapestry that feels both tangible and dreamlike. As the verses unfold, the garden becomes a portal to a deeper, timeless calm, encouraging the audience to taste the sweetness of solitude and to sense the perpetual bloom of inner peace.
Language
de
Duration
~2 hours (125K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Release date
2021-01-21
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1854–1943
A German writer remembered for atmospheric fairy tales, novellas, and fiction that moved between realism and a more mystical imagination. She also wrote strikingly about women, marriage, and independence at a time when those subjects were fiercely debated.
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