For Beauty is the beginning of Terror/We are still just able to bear

I wake up thinking of Rilke and why he inspires me so:

it’s as if I am walking with him on a city street lined with impossibly beautiful mansions and I can only stand at the curb intimidated by their size and luxurious scale while he climbs the steps of each one in turn and opens the door and goes inside.

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A poet with a history in slam, lots of publications; my personal poetry and a little bit of daily life and opinions. Read the page called "About..." for the details. View all posts by Tony Brown

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