Do you remember still the falling stars <br />that like swift horses through the heavens raced <br />and suddenly leaped across the hurdles <br />of our wishes--do you recall? And we <br />did make so many! For there were countless numbers <br />of stars: each time we looked above we were <br />astounded by the swiftness of their daring play, <br />while in our hearts we felt safe and secure <br />watching these brilliant bodies disintegrate, <br />knowing somehow we had survived their fall. <br /> <br /> <br />Translated by Albert Ernest Flemming<br /><br />Rainer Maria Rilke<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/falling-stars/
