|
Title: Waterlily by Rainer Maria Rilke Post by: Serena Duvet on Jan 29, 2011 11:17 pm Waterlily
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... Rainer Maria Rilke [translated by A. Poulin] (http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i411/KikiDuvet/waterlily-graphicsfairy006b.jpg) Title: Re: Waterlily by Rainer Maria Rilke Post by: weboflife on Feb 01, 2011 08:45 am Thankyou for this.Aquatic plants are part of my business so I was especially attracted to this poem.
Title: Giant Waterlilies at Kew Gardens, England Post by: Serena Duvet on Feb 02, 2011 12:50 pm Dear Weboflife, I am glad the you like the poem. I am trying to find a better translation. Waterlilies are so beautiful. Since you like them so much, here is a time-lapse video of a Giant Waterlily blooming at the Kew Gardens, England. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2S5c1s5mPA The Giant Waterlily blooms twice, at first in the evening! Its enormous leaves and long stems have spines to keep fish from eating them. The greenhouse was built specifically for them at Kew Gardens in 1852. Serena |