Death went up the hall
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Unseen by every one,
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Trailing twilight robes
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Past the nurse and the nun.
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He paused at every door
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And listened to the breath
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Of those who did not know
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How near they were to Death.
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Death went up the hall
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Unseen by nurse and nun;
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He passed by many a door—
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But he entered one.
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Der Tod ging durch den Gang,
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Kam ungeseh'n herbei,
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Das Zwielichtkleid im Schlepp,
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An Schwestern still vorbei.
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Er hielt an jeder Tür,
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Dem Atem lauschte er
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Von jenen, ahnungslos,
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Wer hier zugegen wär'.
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Der Tod ging durch den Gang,
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Die Schwestern ihn nicht sah'n,
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An Türen ging's vorbei,
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Bis er dann klopfte an.
(18.11.2020)
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