If you were a child in a happy flock
How could you possibly understand
How it was that I grew to hate the day,
A constant hostile danger,
And felt abandoned: a stranger.
Only perhaps on some night in May,
With the scents of Spring, would I be
Secretly content.
By day imprisoned by the tight ring
Of cowardly duty, devotedly performed,
Escaping in the evenings, not hearing
The sound of a tiny window opening
And a butterfly taking my longing
On a silent voyage to the stars to ask:
Where is my home?
Rainer Maria Rilke
Sigh. Rilke ❤
I was introduced to Rilke just last night. I’m taking this as a sign. Good to hear from you, btw.
Warmly,
Susan
“By day imprisoned by the tight ring
Of cowardly duty, devotedly performed,”
Yes. When does it end? Or does it? I think about what I would like to do everyday and it’s not what I do now.