But suppose the endlessly dead were to wake in us some emblem: they mi…

Rainer Maria Rilke
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But suppose the endlessly dead were to wake in us some emblem: they might point to the catkins hanging from the empty hazel trees, or direct us to the rain descending on black earth in early spring. --- And we, who always think of happiness rising, would feel the emotion that almost baffles us when a happy thing falls.
Death Thought
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