Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926) Austrian poet and writer
Source: Rainer Maria Rilke's the Book of Hours: A New Translation with Commentary
“And I circle ten thousand years long; And I still don't know if I'm a falcon, a storm, or an unfinished song.”
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