Autumn by Rainer Maria Rilke

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Rainer Maria Rilke

(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."
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Comments about this poem (Autumn by Rainer Maria Rilke )

Alana F (1/5/2010 11:11:00 PM)

Does Someone refer to god or some other Someone?

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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