a song to keep us warm

[greygirlbeast]

aber da, an diesam schwarzen Felle
vird dein stärkstes Schauen aufgelöst.

— Rainer Maria Rilke

Comments

[fibro-witch.livejournal.com]

That icon is so triggering. I want to see my own blood now.

[sovay]

Nice . . .

The cat on his concealed switchblade toes
comes by, and what he says
is silent, but enlightening.
—Ursula K. Le Guin

[tagplazen.livejournal.com]

Ken Bruen has a great novel called Rilke On Black where a comedian/club owner drives his kidnappers up the wall by quoting Rilke to them constantly. Besides, it has an exchange that runs through my head every time I end up with a pain in the ass bookstore clerk.

I said, "I was looking for something on Rilke.

"You mean Roethke... or possibly Rimbaud."

I caught her arm.

"Hey, I’ve had a day you wouldn’t believe, OK, now trust me on this. I know Rilke like you’ll never know fuckin’ manners. So what y’say, want us to go look?"

We did and found. I bought two volumes. Then the off-license and a bottle of bourbon.