Meditation
"But in the dark pause, trembling, the notes meet,
harmonious.
And the song continues sweet."
Rainer Maria Rilke, Poems from the Book of Hours
In Poems, Rilke speaks to God,
knocking as at a neighbor's door.
God is silent.
The persistent calling heroically
affirms awe and wonder,
as living is a celebration of breath.
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