Herbst
Rainer Maria Rilke
(my translation is at the bottom)
Die Blätter fallen, fallen wie von weit,
als welkten in den Himmeln ferne Gärten;
sie fallen mit verneinender Gebärde.
Und in den Nächten fällt die schwere Erde
aus allen Sternen in die Einsamkeit
Wir alle fallen. Diese Hand da fällt.
Und sieh dir andre an: es ist in allen,
Und doch ist Einer, welcher dieses Fallen
unendlich sanft in seinen Händen hält
these are Cindy’s pictures
Autumn
Rainer Maria Rilke
The leaves are falling, falling as from afar,
As though withered in the distant gardens of heaven;
They fall with a gesture of negation.
And in the nights the heavy earth is falling
From all the stars down into loneliness.
We are all falling. This hand falls there.
And consider this: it is in everything,
And yet there is one, who holds this falling
Endlessly gently in his hands.
I toss around “beautiful” and “gorgeous” and “amazing” until they’re cheapened and meaningless, and so have nothing left for C.’s pictures. My bad. Thanks for sharing them.
This is beautiful, Bob. Thank you.
Just lovely.
Thanks, everyone. As you can see, more of the same today.
I’m too busy trying to mouse-proof the pantry to take pictures. If this doesn’t work, I’ll buy a python.
Bob
Amazing pics, Bob. Autumn is exquisite (every year I dread it, and when it comes, I love it)
PK, yes, I always think so too, and then am surprised at how nice it is up until about Thanksgiving. Wait til I post pictures of DBG taken late in October ..
Bob
I am just mad that this talent got felled so young. Furious right now in fact. Damn it.
Yeah. I was never really angry. Just feel heart sick, even now. Maybe more than ever, now.