The Other Livvy

#19: Flowers

‘If your blooming sometimes so astonishes us,
happy rose,
it’s that, petal against petal, you rest
within yourself, inside.

Fully awake, your petals, whose surroundings
sleep, though numberless, meet
this silent heart’s tendernesses
which end in these urgent lips.’
– From Roses, Rainer Maria Rilke

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *