I Am Holding Fast
Who has torn
the rainbow
from my field of vision
I tried to tie it fast
to seven words
My eyes are drowning
in the rain
I am holding fast
to the paper
this sheet of paper
Rose Ausländer
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Who has torn
the rainbow
from my field of vision
I tried to tie it fast
to seven words
My eyes are drowning
in the rain
I am holding fast
to the paper
this sheet of paper
Rose Ausländer