Thoughts are apples on the tree,
Not meant for anyone in particular,
But they end up belonging
To the one who takes them.
Written in a Copy of his play 'Yesterday'
Hugo von Hofmannsthal (Hugo Laurenz August Hofmann von Hofmannsthal) (1874 - 1929) Austria
Translated by Johannes Beilharz
Source: International Poetry in English Translation
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