(4 December 1875 – 29 December 1926 / Prague / Czech Republic)

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Autumn

The leaves are falling, falling as if from far up,
as if orchards were dying high in space.
Each leaf falls as if it were motioning "no."

And tonight the heavy earth is falling
away from all other stars in the loneliness.

We're all falling. This hand here is falling.
And look at the other one. It's in them all.

And yet there is Someone, whose hands
infinitely calm, holding up all this falling.

Submitted: Friday, January 03, 2003


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  • Alana F (1/5/2010 11:11:00 PM)

    Does Someone refer to god or some other Someone?

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  • Sangnam Nam (6/2/2009 5:10:00 AM)

    Falling stars
    shooting stars
    we are falling into death bound direction
    further down down down
    to
    but where to? ?

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