What Fields are Fragrant as Your Hands?

oil on canvas 50" x 68" 1992 Private Collection

What Fields are Fragrant as Your Hands?
by Rainer Maria Rilke
( translation: John J. L. Mood )

What Fields are Fragrant as Your Hands?
You feel how external fragrance stands
Upon your stronger resistance.
Stars stand in images above.
Give me your mouth to soften, love:
Ah, your hair is all in idleness.