Rainer Maria Rilke
When My Soul Touches Yours
When my soul touches yours a great chord sings!
How shall I tune it then to other things?
O! That some spot in darkness could be found
That does not vibrate whene'er your depth sound
But everything that touches you and me
Welds us as played strings sound one melody
Where is the instrument whence the sounds flow?
And whose the master-hand that holds the bow?
O! Sweet song—