A soul that asks not for experience

But only for serenity in which

It may behold life’s revelation clear.

See how these colours play among these cliffs,

How calmly dumb the bare expanses lie,

How twilight clothes the woods in green and blue;

This is the world in which Johannes’ soul

Will rest and weave tomorrow’s fantasies.

Johannes’ soul shall feel within itself

The depths and distances of this its world;