A billion stars go spinning through the night, / glittering above your…

Rainer Maria Rilke
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A billion stars go spinning through the night, / glittering above your head, / But in you is the presence that will be / when all the stars are dead. ✨ Rainer Maria Rilke, Buddha In Glory
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