Religion
Her Mouth
Translated by Jessie Lemont (1918) · From The Book of Hours
Religion
Her mouth is like the mouth of a fine bust
That cannot utter sound, nor breathe, nor kiss,
But that had once from Life received all this
Which shaped its subtle curves, and ever must
From fullness of past knowledge dwell alone,
A thing apart, a parable in stone.
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Rilke, Rainer Maria. “Her Mouth.” Translated by Jessie Lemont. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rilke/50/.
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Rilke, Rainer Maria. “Her Mouth.” Translated by Jessie Lemont. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rilke/50/.
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