like a painting that I studied

like a word I finally understood,

closely for a long, long time,
closely for a long, long time,
like a word I finally understood,
like a word I finally understood,
like the pitcher of water I use every day, —Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Robert Bly
like the pitcher of water I use every day,
—Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Robert Bly

One response to “like a painting that I studied”

  1. If there is anyone who knows the intimate details of a particular landscape … it has to be you. Thanks so much for these daily inspirations … m

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