written by Rainer Maria RilkeAs once the winged energy of delight
carried you over childhood's dark abysses,
now beyond your own life build the great
arch of unimagined bridges.
Wonders happen if we can succeed
in passing through the harshest danger;
but only in a bright and purely granted
achievement can we realize the wonder.
To work with Things in the indescribable
relationship is not too hard for us;
the pattern grows more intricate and subtle,
and being swept along is not enough.
Take your practiced powers and stretch them out
until they span the chasm between two
contradictions...For the god
wants to know himself in you.
Rainer Maria Rilke
written by Rainer Maria Rilke, published on Fri 07.08.2011 at 21:45
Quel calme nocturne, quel calme
nous pénètre du ciel.
On dirait qu'il refait dans la palme
de vos mains le dessin essentiel.
written by Rainer Maria Rilke, published on Sun 05.08.2011 at 02:44
Eau qui se presse, qui court -, eau oublieuse
que la distraite terre boit,
hésite un petit instant dans ma main creuse,
written by Rainer Maria Rilke, published on Tue 05.03.2011 at 06:47
Souvent au-devant de nous
l'âme-oiseau s'élance ;
c'est un ciel plus doux
qui déjà la balance,
pendant que nous marchons
written by Rainer Maria Rilke, published on Tue 05.03.2011 at 02:18
The leaves are falling, falling as if from far up,
as if orchards were dying high in space.
written by Rainer Maria Rilke, published on Sat 04.30.2011 at 05:41
Si l'on chante un dieu,
ce dieu vous rend son silence.
Nul de nous ne s'avance
que vers un dieu silencieux.
written by Rainer Maria Rilke, published on Fri 04.15.2011 at 15:32
Ô faisons tout pour cacher son visage
d'un mouvement hagard et hasardeux,
il faut le reculer au fond des âges
