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The Panther (“Der Panther”) From seeing the bars, his seeing is so exhausted The lithe swinging of that rhythmical easy stride Only at times the curtains of the pupil rise [Original: Sein Blick ist vom Vorübergehn der Stäbe Der weiche Gang geschmeidig starker Schritts, Nur manchmal schiebt der Vorhang der Pupille [On “The Panther”: In September 1905, Rilke went to work for Rodin as his secretary. After a time Rilke confessed that he had not been writing. Rodin suggested he go to the zoo. He should look at an animal until he sees it. Several weeks might not be enough. Rilke went to the zoo and saw a panther, then wrote this poem. It was the first of a series in which Rilke tried to see the inner life of objects, to capture a static image with its life emerging from within.] |
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