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The Sibyl
the Sibyl
also: Sibylle
The ancient prophetess of classical legend, granted a lifespan of centuries until she stood 'high and hollow and burnt-out,' counted like a forest by its years. Rilke's 'Eine Sibylle' makes her a black citadel haunted by the words that breed in her.
Reading notes
- New Poems: The Other Part §14 they called her old
The Sibyl of classical legend, granted centuries of life until she is 'high and hollow and burnt-out,' a black citadel inhabited by the prophecies that breed in her against her will.