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Tag Archives: Rainer Maria Rilke
Self-Trust
via Quote of the day — welcome to my little piece of quiet In response to self-doubt, there surely must also be such a thing as self-trust… The result of learning to step away from everyone else’s drama and needs … Continue reading
Posted in Reflect
Tagged direction, future, home, introvert, path, quote, Rainer Maria Rilke, self-trust, solitude, support
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Falling
Fall The leaves are falling, falling as from far, from wilting in the heavens’ distant gardens: They’re falling to deny the summer’s mirth. And in the nights the heavy Earth falls into solitude from star to star. We all are … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Poetry
Tagged autumn, beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, Rainer Maria Rilke
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Lord, It Is Time
Autumn Day Lord: it is time. The summer was immense. Lay your long shadows on the sundials, and on the meadows let the winds go free. Command the last fruits to be full; give them just two more southern … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Poetry
Tagged autumn, beauty, leaves, light, nature, photography, poem, poetry, Rainer Maria Rilke
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How Real It Is
God speaks to each of us before we are, Before he’s formed us — then, in cloudy speech, But only then, he speaks these words to each And silently walks with us from the dark: Driven by your senses, dare … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged fullness of life, poem, poetry, Rainer Maria Rilke, translation
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Die Dinge singen hör ich so gern
Ich fürchte mich so vor der Menschen Wort. Sie sprechen alles so deutlich aus: Und dieses heißt Hund und jenes heißt Haus, und hier ist Beginn, und das Ende ist dort. Mich bangt auch ihr Sinn, ihr Spiel mit dem … Continue reading