[Poetry Chaikhana] Rainer Maria Rilke - We say release, and radiance, and roses

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We say release, and radiance, and roses By Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926) English version by Stephen Mitchell   We say release, and radiance, and roses, and echo upon everything that's known; and yet, behind the world our names enclose is the nameless: our true archetype and home. The sun seems male, and earth is like a woman, the field is humble, and the forest proud; but over everything we say, inhuman, moves the forever-undetermined god. We grow up; but the world remains a child. Star and flower, in silence, watch us go. And sometimes we appear to be the final exam they must succeed on. And they do.   -- from Ahead of All Parting: The Selected Poetry and Prose of Rainer Maria Rilke, Translated by Stephen Mitchell Amazon.com / Photo by Clairspics /

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Hi Omss -

I ask you -- Can you feel anything by delight after reading this poem by Rilke?

There are several lines here that make me grin and whisper, "Yes!" Like...

and yet, behind the world our names enclose is
the nameless: our true archetype and home.

Mm. Meditate on just those two lines and so much opens up.

I don't think there's much more to say today.

And sometimes we appear to be the final
exam they must succeed on. And they do.

Have a beautiful weekend!

Ivan

 

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