Sunday, June 10, 2007

you, you only, exist - rilke

You, you only, exist.
We pass away, till at last,
our passing is so immense
that you arise: beautiful moment,
in all your suddenness,
arising in love, or enchanted
in the contraction of work.

To you I belong, however time may
wear me away. From you to you
I go commanded. In between
the garland is hanging in chance; but if you
take it up and up and up: look:
all becomes festival!

1 comments:

Anju said...

That was so beautiful, and so true. In fact, I believe that I experienced just such a moment reading this poem. Thank you