"It was not in me It came and wentI wanted to hold it It was held by wine(I no longer know what it was)

Love consists of this: two solitudes that meet, protect and greet each other.
~ Rainer Maria Rilke ~












Love consists of this: two solitudes that meet, protect and greet each other.
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