I Believe in All

I believe in all that has never yet been spoken.
I want to free what waits within me
so that what no one has dared to wish for

may for once spring clear
without my contriving.

If this is arrogant, God, forgive me,
but this is what I need to say.
May what I do flow from me like a river,
no forcing and no holding back,
the way it is with children.

Then in these swelling and ebbing currents,
these deepening tides moving out, returning,
I will sing to you as no one ever has,

streaming through widening channels
into the open sea.

~ Rainer Maria Rilke ~

Comments

[Emilie]

Beautiful words! Words I want to keep in my pocket and take out to read every five minutes when I need a reminder. Thankyou!

[donna]

reading that poem is like basking in a warm autumn sun with a cool breeze whisping over your face... *sigh*

[Jill]

wow, that was beautiful!!
BIG hugs and smiles~ jill
nalettejm@yahoo.com

[donna!ee]

lovely perspective...thanks for sharing! ;)