Adam
Rainer Maria Rilke 1875 (Prague) – 1926 (Montreux)
Marveling he stands on the cathedral's
steep ascent, close to the rose window,
as though frightened at the apotheosis
which grew and all at once
set him down over these and these.
And straight he stands and glad of his endurance,
simply determined; as the husbandman
who began and who knew not how
from the garden of Eden finished-full
to find a way out into
the new earth. God was hard to persuade;
and threatened him, instead of acceding,
ever and again, that he would die.
Yet man persisted: she will bring forth.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXAA AAXX XXX XXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 513 |
Words | 95 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 3, 3 |
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