For the Sake of a Single Verse

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For the sake of a single verse...

For the Sake of a Single Verse Table of Contents

For the Sake of a Single Verse Title Page and Colophon

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many cities (text)

many cities

many men (text)

many men

many things (text)

many things

one must know the animals (text)

one must know the animals

how the birds fly (text)

how the birds fly

the gestures of the little flowers (text)

the gestures of the little flowers

to roads in unknown regions (text)

to roads in unknown regions

unexpected meetings (text)

unexpected meetings

partings long seen coming (text)

partings long seen coming

to days of childhood (text)

to days of childhood

to parents one had to hurt (text)

to parents one had to hurt

to childhood illnesses (text)

to childhood illnesses

in rooms withdrawn and quiet (text)

in rooms withdrawn and quiet

mornings by the sea (text)

mornings by the sea

the sea itself (text)

the sea itself

nights of travel that flew with the stars (text)

nights of travel that flew with the stars

memories of many nights of love (text)

memories of many nights of love

screams of women in labor (text)

screams of women in labor

of light, white, sleeping women in childbed (text)

of light, white, sleeping women in childbed

beside the dying (text)

beside the dying

beside the dead (text)

beside the dead

the first word of verse arises (text)

the first word of verse arises

Rilke text

Afterword by Shahn