| CharonWe dwell in the last house in this worldbetween dunes. marsh grass , and sand
 before the bank, which drops straight in the reeds
 and stops not at the river
 
 but then is lost in the mist
 along the empty shore,
 'til 'tis closed by the door in the clouds
 o'er the path to the other bank.
 
 A ferryman thence has brought his boat
 with muffled and ponerous strokes,
 and should he see you, and you see him
 he demands that he take you across.
 
 Then your heart fills with fear and dread
 before his compelling cry.
 But, just you show him resistance:
 Then he will pass you by.
 
 (Nachdichtung: Derek Donaldson)
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