The essential Rilke

Rilke has a gift for capturing the beauty of solitude. His poetry is melancholy, filled with longing, but never depressing.

Favorites from this collection:

Evening

Autumn

Silent Hour

Solitude

The Neighbour

Maidens I

Moonlight Night

In April

Death

Lament

Symbols

Growing Blind

Love Song

The Book Of A Monk's Life