Look, lovers: almost separately they come towards us through the flowe…

Rainer Maria Rilke
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Look, lovers: almost separately they come towards us through the flowery grass and slowly; parting's so far from thought of, they indulge the extravagance of walking unembraced. ✨ Rainer Maria Rilke (1976). Poems, 1906 to 1926
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Look, lovers: almost separately they come towards us through the flowery grass and slowly; parting's so far from thought of, they indulge the extravagance of walking unembraced. ✨ Rainer Maria Rilke (1976). Poems, 1906 to 1926

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