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René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke — better known as Rainer Maria Rilke — was a Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist, "widely recognized as one of the most lyrically intense German-language poets", writing in both verse and highly lyrical prose.

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Song Of The Sea
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You, Darkness
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The Panther
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Sense Of Something Coming
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Duino Elegies: The First Elegy
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The Swan
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Adam
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A Walk
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Put Out My Eyes
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Falling Stars
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The Sisters
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Moving Forward
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Buddha in Glory
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Water Lily
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Narcissus
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The Wait
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What Birds Plunge Through Is Not The Intimate Space
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Palm
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To Music
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God Speaks To Each Of Us
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Autumn
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Fire's Reflection
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Blank Joy
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Solemn Hour
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Heartbeat
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