Friday, June 12, 2015

"Sometimes A Man Stands Up" by Rainer Maria Rilke

Sometimes a man stands up during supper
and walks outdoors, and keeps on walking,
because of a church that stands somewhere in the East.

And his children say blessings on him as if he were dead.

And another man, who remains inside his own house,
stays there, inside the dishes and in the glasses,
so that his children have to go far out into the world
toward that same church, which he forgot.

2 comments:

  1. This is not the choice of having the church within us, either - this is about the church as a destination, a place beyond us. It divides life from church.
    It does not conclude or prescript, but articulates a problem of committments.
    So glad you posted this. thank you.

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  2. This is not the choice of having the church within us, either - this is about the church as a destination, a place beyond us. It divides life from church.
    It does not conclude or prescript, but articulates a problem of committments.
    So glad you posted this. thank you.

    ReplyDelete