John stood frozen in the doorway, gazing at
The clear eyes of the beautiful Anna...
And as he looked, he understood more and more,
That no tear should slide down her face.
"Oh, Anna, the world has played a cruel joke,
Your love is one face with my murderer...
He will live, but I have not lost,
For mercy will be rewarded a hundredfold...
Let love bind you and Albert together,
But there is one simple thing – know this:
Your happiness is more important to me than senseless revenge...
Death calls to me... My beloved, farewell!"
beautiful poem