A Quote by Rainer Maria Rilke

How surely gravity's law,
strong as an ocean current,
takes hold of even the strongest thing
and pulls it toward the heart of the world.  

If we surrendered
to earth's intelligence
we could rise up rooted, like trees.  

Instead we entangle ourselves
in knots of our own making
and struggle, lonely and confused.  

Rainer Maria Rilke : German lyric poet & writer, b. Prague, lived in Paris, secretary to A. Rodin
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Source: Book of Hours: Love Poems to God, translated by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy
Contributed by: Qar'neh Ayelet haShachar. More quotes added by Qar'neh from all sources
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