“You, yesterday’s boy, to whom confusion came: Listen, lest you forget who you are. It was not pleasure you fell into. It was joy. You were called to be bridegroom, though the bride coming toward you is your shame. What chose you is the great desire. Now all flesh bares itself to you. On pious images pale cheeks blush with a strange fire. Your senses uncoil like snakes awakened by the beat of the tambourine. Then suddenly you’re left all alone with your body that can’t love you and your will that can’t save you. But now, like a whispering in dark streets, rumors of God run through your dark blood.”
Quote by Rainer Maria Rilke
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Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God
This book features a series of meditative poems that delve into themes of devotion, love, and the human search for meaning in the divine. Rilke's lyrical prose and introspective tone are showcased in this compilation of his most personal and religious works. more
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