honor and a task
Variation on a Theme by Rilke (The Book of Hours, Book I, Poem 1, Stanza 1) by Denise Levertov A certain day became a
poet enough
“If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for to the creator there
the great arch of unimagined bridges
[As once the winged energy of delight] by Rainer Maria Rilke As once the winged energy of delight carried you over childhood’s dark abysses, now beyond your own life build
the cliffs of the heart
[Exposed on the cliffs of the heart] by Rainer Maria Rilke Exposed on the cliffs of the heart. Look, how tiny down there, look: the last village of words and,
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