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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Two Line Tuesday: Rainer Maria Rilke

It is spring again.

The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.

– Rainer Maria Rilke

Posted by Michelle Heidenrich Barnes at 12:30 AM

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Labels: children, quotes, Rainer Maria Rilke, spring, Two Line Tuesday

7 comments:

laurasalasMarch 19, 2019 at 7:27 AM
Love.
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TabathaMarch 19, 2019 at 8:38 AM
Beautiful!!
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JanieMarch 19, 2019 at 10:32 AM
Simply beautiful ❤️
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Michelle KoganMarch 19, 2019 at 3:52 PM
Lovely, thanks!
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RosiMarch 19, 2019 at 6:18 PM
So few words and yet so much beauty. Thanks.
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Molly HoganMarch 19, 2019 at 7:58 PM
Oh, I love this!
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Diane MayrMarch 19, 2019 at 10:32 PM
Thanks for sharing. Happy spring!
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