World Was In The Face Of The Beloved Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEF GHI J| World was in the face of the beloved | A |
| but suddenly it poured out and was gone | B |
| world is outside world can not be grasped | C |
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| Why didn't I from the full beloved face | D |
| as I raised it to my lips why didn't I drink | E |
| world so near that I couldn't almost taste it | F |
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| Ah I drank Insatiably I drank | G |
| But I was filled up also with too much | H |
| world and drinking I myself ran over | I |
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| Translated by Stephen Mitchell | J |
Rainer Maria Rilke
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