Poems by Rainer Maria Rilke
The Lovers
... round which it whirls, bewitching and aglow ...
The Sonnets To Orpheus: X
... Do we know this, my friends, or don't we know this ...
Spanish Dancer
... as she lifts up her face, while with her small firm feet ...
Blank Joy
... If we had to exist to become the one we love, ...
On Hearing Of A Death
... We keep on playing, still anxious, our difficult roles ...
Girl in Love
... so lightly Would it let go of him, whom ...
Slumber Song
... that come to rest weightlessly upon your breast, ...
Love Song
... which draws one voice out of two seperate strings ...
The Swan
... as though, legs bound, we hobbled along the way, ...
Telling You All
... We don't know if he is frightened ...
Parting
... How I have felt that thing that's called 'to part', ...
Venetian Morning
... Each new morning must first show her the opals ...
The Alchemist
... ) A project which, at length, had gripped his thinking ...
Put Out My Eyes
... Then on my blood-stream I yet will carry you ...
Dedication
... If this presumptuous seems, God, may I be forgiven ...
