And like Arion on the dolphin's back Ride singing through the shoreless air; -- oft-time Following the serpent lightning's winding track, She ran upon the platforms of the wind, And laughed to hear the fire-balls roar behind. The Witch of Atlas Percy Bysshe Shelley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Love-Song by Rainer Maria Rilke (Beauty and the Beast)On our way home from Valais in May, we passed by Raron, where the poet Rainer Maria Rilke was buried. His poem Liebeslied (Love-Song) is one of my favorites, and J.B. Leishman's translation is the best. It spurred me to hunt for the CD of Beauty... more
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