Look at the sky: is there no constellation

called /The Horseman?/ Because this is our song—

called /The Horseman?/ Because this is our song—
called The Horseman? Because this is our song—
a beast’s will, and some higher distillation
a beast’s will, and some higher distillation
steering and braking as it’s borne along. —Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Don Paterson
steering and braking as it’s borne along.
—Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Don Paterson

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