Put out my eyes...

Wingless Angel

"ArtBesA: Wingless Angel" is graphic arts gallery of artist Irina Smolyannikova (Strekova). Art-works are presented on the site "ArtBesA: Wingless Angel" made with Indian ink, gouache, pencil, gel-ink pen, charcoal, pastel, sanguine, sepia, aquarelle....
My Illustration of poem of Rainer Maria Rilke. Collage, paper, indian ink.

Rainer Maria Rilke

Put out my eyes, and I can see you still,
Slam my ears to, and I can hear you yet;
And without any feet can go to you;
And tongueless, I can conjure you at will.
Break off my arms, I shall take hold of you
And grasp you with my hearts as with a hand;
Arrest my heart, my brain will beat as true;
And if you set this brain of mine afire,
Then on my blood-stream I yet wil carry you.

(Translated by Babette Deutsch)

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