Us the most fleeting of all. Just once, everything · Rainer Maria Rilke

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Us the most fleeting of all. Just once, everything, only for once. Once and no more. And we, too, once. And never again. But this having been once, though only once, having been once on earth—can it ever be canceled?

Life Time and Its Passage

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Rainer Maria Rilke

1875-12-04 — 1926-12-29 · Praga

Rainer Maria Rilke was a German-language poet, widely considered one of the most important lyric poets in the German language. His work is marked by a profound exploration of existence, art, beauty, nature, and the human condition, with a highly imagistic and musical language. Rilke is known for his ability to capture the interiority and mystery of life, indelibly influencing modern poetry.