A Walk
My eyes already touch the sunny hill,
going far ahead of the road I have begun.
So we are grasped by what we cannot grasp;
it has its inner light, even from a distance----
and changes us, even if we do not reach it,
into something else, which, hardly sensing it, we already are;
a gesture waves us on, answering our own wave...
but what we feel is the wind in our faces.
~Rainer Maria Rilke
I'm always touched by Rilke's poetry... this one is a favorite. It feels like you are scrutinizing your own horizons.
2 comments:
I really like this. It reminds me in part of a couple of my favorite Bible verses.
I'm also enjoying your magnets in the sidebar.
I love this one, Quid. Rilke is a deeply spiritual poet/writer and his writings always make me think. (BTW, I loved the poem you removed...it was amazing!) Love & Blessings!
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