Sunday, July 29, 2012

Prayer: Rainer Maria Rilke, Book of Hours

How surely gravity's law,
strong as an ocean current,
takes hold of even the smallest thing
and pulls it toward the heart of the world...

This is what the things can teach us;
to fall,
patiently to trust our heaviness.

4 comments:

  1. A beautiful reflection and fits this photo superbly too. :-)
    Blessings

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    1. Thanks, Phil. I love the phrase "trust our heaviness."

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  2. Just thought I'd comment on your post - as I thought you might be interested that I've released an album called "Widening Circles". I have become totally smitten by Rilke and so the album features the english translation of a handful of the poems from the Book of Hours set to my compositions.
    You can watch a short film of the recording process
    here ==> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIkfYDRLuls
    You can have a listen to the album to see if you like it
    here ==> http://www.thepoatinatree.com.au
    thanks
    Spike

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    1. Thank you, Spike. I like it. I'll add a blog entry to your site soon so others may enjoy it. Thanks.

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