I live my life in widening circle That reach out across the world. I may not ever complete the last one, But I give myself to it. I circle around God, that primordial tower. I have been circling for thousands of years, And I still don't know: am I a falcon, A storm, or a great song? [I, 2]
Rainer Maria RilkeYou darkness, that I come from, I love you more than all the fires that fence in the world.
Rainer Maria RilkeBe out of sync with your times for just one day, and you will see how much eternity you contain within you.
Rainer Maria RilkeSpeaking of August Rodin: He raised his world above us in an immense arc, and made it a part of nature.
Rainer Maria Rilke