BLACK PANTHER CAGED digitized by Michael Forbus Rainer Maria Rilke author Translation by Peter J. Seng His Vision from the Passing by of bars Has grown so tired that it holds nothing more. It seems to him there are a thousand bars, And out beyond those thousand bars no world. His supple lope and flexibly strong strides, That always in the smallest circle turn, Are like a dance of strength around a middle In which, benumbed, a great will stands. Just sometimes, does the veil upon his eye Silently rise; then goes an image in, Goes through the nervous poise of his still limbs, And ceases, in his heart, to be.
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Gordon Christie 06 Nov 2007
Beautiful animal and Rilke's work desrves to be made more public. Read Liebeslied and you'll know what I mean.ZAZ 28 Sep 2007
this is beautiful, the fur looks like velvet! And beautiful colors also!!Brenda Loveless 27 Jul 2007
this is awesomely beautiful work; "supple lope" describes very well our big black kitty, Inky...our house panther :)Andrea Wasson 04 Apr 2007
This one is really powerful!maureen older 02 Mar 2007
beautiful!!!!