Texts, please? Who, if I cried out, would hear me among the angelic orders? And if one of the suddenly clasped me to his heart, I'd be consumed in his stronger existence. For beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror, which we can just barely endure, And we stand in awe of it as it coolly disdains to destroy us. Every angel is terrifying. First Duino Elegy
Early successes, Creation’s favourite ones, mountain-chains, ridges reddened by dawns of all origin – pollen of flowering godhead, junctions of light, corridors, stairs, thrones, spaces of being, shields of bliss, tempests of storm-filled, delighted feeling and, suddenly, solitary mirrors: gathering their own out-streamed beauty back into their faces again. Second Duino Elegy A billion stars go spinning through the night Blazing high above your head; But in you is the Presence that will be When all the stars are dead. Buddha in Glory I don't know if these wow the girls; but they wow me. (Actually, was introduced to Rilke by a fleeting and long ago girlfriend.) On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 3:29 PM, 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Funny, funny! But I favor Rainer Maria Rilke over Willie when it comes to > wowing the gals. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
