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I Live my Life in Rings that Wax (translation of a Rilke poem)

I live my life in rings that wax  
and cast themselves across the things  
I might not make the final track  
but I intend to give it a spin  
 
I orbit God, that primeval form,  
go round and round thousands years long  
and I don’t yet know: am I a falcon, a storm  
or one grand song
Written by VeronikaB
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Author's Note
This is my translation of Rainer Maria Rilke's poem "Ich lebe mein Leben in wachsenden Ringen", written in 1899 during his first trip to Russia, published in 1918 in his "Book of Hours" (Stundenbuch)
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