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Poems from the Book of Hours: Das Stundenbuch - Community Reviews back

by Rainer Maria Rilke, Babette Deutsch
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tymelgren
tymelgren rated it 12 years ago
A lot of this is pretty dorky, but there are several lines that I love more than I love most things.
Allusion is not Illusion
Allusion is not Illusion rated it 17 years ago
Du, Nachbar Gott, wenn ich dich manchesmalYou, God, who live next door–If at times, through the long night, I trouble youwith my urgent knocking–this is why: I hear you breathe so seldom.I know you’re all alone in that room.If you should be thirsty, there’s no oneto get you a glass of water.I wait l...
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