Poetic Openings : Rainer Maria Rilke to Rainer Maria Rilke
Poet : Rainer Maria Rilke :
Poem : Blank Joy :
First Line : She who did not come, wasn't she determined
Poet : Rainer Maria Rilke :
Poem : Child In Red :
First Line : Sometimes she walks through the village in her
Poet : Rainer Maria Rilke :
Poem : Childhood :
First Line : It would be good to give much thought, before
Poet : Rainer Maria Rilke :
Poem : Death :
First Line : Come thou, thou last one, whom I recognize,
Poet : Rainer Maria Rilke :
Poem : Dedication :
First Line : I have great faith in all things not yet spoken.
Poet : Rainer Maria Rilke :
Poem : Dedication To M... :
First Line : Swing of the heart. O firmly hung, fastened on what
Poet : Rainer Maria Rilke :
Poem : Duino Elegies: The First Elegy :
First Line : Who, if I cried out, would hear me among the angels'
Poet : Rainer Maria Rilke :
Poem : Duino Elegies: The Fourth Elegy :
First Line : O trees of life, oh, what when winter comes?
Poet : Rainer Maria Rilke :
Poem : Duino Elegies: The Tenth Elegy :
First Line : That some day, emerging at last from the terrifying vision
Poet : Rainer Maria Rilke :
Poem : Early Spring :
First Line : Harshness vanished. A sudden softness