Water Lily

Portrait of Rainer Maria Rilke
Rainer Maria Rilke 1875–1926

My whole life is mine, but whoever says so will deprive me, for it is infinite. The ripple of water, the shade of the sky are mine; it is still the same, my life.

No desire opens me: I am full, I never close myself with refusal- in the rythm of my daily soul I do not desire-I am moved;

by being moved I exert my empire, making the dreams of night real: into my body at the bottom of the water I attract the beyonds of mirrors...

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  1. Kristine Brazil

    This poem is so moving and i can totally relate it to my life. It is so touching and real. I cry everytime i read it.

  2. Swati India

    This really a very nice poem!

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