Poetry Thursday: Rilke
Cheryl and Jen, 1986?
The Sisters
See how differently they carry and understand
upon themselves the same possibilities,
as if one were to see different eras
pass through two identical rooms.
Beth, Lucy and Evie, 2009Each thinks she supports the other one,
all the while resting, tired, upon her;
and they can't make use of each other
for together they place blood upon blood,
when they as in the past gently touch
and try, going down the avenue,
both to lead and feel as if being led:
and yet, they don't have the same gait.
--Rainer Maria Rilke
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