#Germany poetry

[charliewykes]

the smell of morning cologne (ankunft der nostalgie)

Sweet as a faint bell Ringing to the sight Of sun tinged waters Flows the River Rhine Dropped off wandering Via Belgian transfers An old German movie set Forgetting I'm on time Leading five senses astray Cologne's born-again streets Still following that bell Subtle sounds on repeat

[diehoren]

Love poem by Rainer Maria Rilke at 22

Rilke has been translated into English more often than any other 20th-century poet, but his early poems generally have been overlooked. Here’s a poem I like from his second collection; entitled Advent, it appeared in December 1897.

http://translations.diehoren.com/2015/04/you-know-id-like-to-slip-away.html