All will come again
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~ Ranier Maria Rilke ~
All will come again into its strength:
the fields undivided, the waters undammed,
the trees towering and the walls built low.
And in the valleys, people as strong and varied as the land.
And no churches where God
is imprisoned and lamented
like a trapped and wounded animal.
The houses welcoming all who knock
and a sense of boundless offering
in all relations, and in you and me.
No yearning for an afterlife, no looking beyond,
no belittling of death,
but only longing for what belongs to us
and serving earth, lest we remain unused.
All will come again into its strength:
the fields undivided, the waters undammed,
the trees towering and the walls built low.
And in the valleys, people as strong and varied as the land.
And no churches where God
is imprisoned and lamented
like a trapped and wounded animal.
The houses welcoming all who knock
and a sense of boundless offering
in all relations, and in you and me.
No yearning for an afterlife, no looking beyond,
no belittling of death,
but only longing for what belongs to us
and serving earth, lest we remain unused.
5 comments:
Oh Katie..thank you for sharing such a beautiful poem..i'd never heard it before and it really moved me, esp the first line...
"All will come again into its strength"
Katie, I just read this poem in Marie's round-up and like Marie, I had never seen it before, but it couldn't be more timely for how I'm feeling and I'm sure many of us in cyber space are feeling. Thank you so much for sharing this. It gives a bit of hope, I think. I know I can use that. xoxo
Katie,
This is beautiful. "The houses welcoming all who knock" makes me think of our breast cancer community. We're all so supportive of one another. If only every community were that way, and we could support those in other communities as well.
XOXOXO,
Brenda
Wow, Katie, this is so beautiful, thank you for sharing with us. This is my first time visiting your blog, but as a breast cancer survivor, I am loving this (including your wonderful title). Now that the cancer is gone, I can't help but fear it will come back. Do you ever grapple with that? Reading posts like this really help me, and I've also been reading information at http://onlineceucredit.com/edu/social-work-ceus-can which has great information about some of the psychological effects of cancer. Anyway, thank you for being brave enough to share your story with others. You're helping so many.
Loving this poem all over again! I will use the first line as a mantra this week, Katie. Thank you.
I have been gestating some writing / thinking/feeling about the phrase "when things take on a life of their own," and how much wisdom there is for groups and individuals in unpacking that.
Without a "healthy neighborhood" for context and correction, the blind push toward an end and how that corrupts. Understanding why that doesn't have to be, and how as well, now finding time to find the words.....
Thank you for all you have taught me.
Mary
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