Rainer Maria Rilke Quotes

Along The Sun-Drenched Roadside


Along The Sun-drenched Roadside, From The Great
hollow Half-treetrunk, Which For Generations
has Been A Trough, Renewing In Itself
an Inch Or Two Of Rain, I Satisfy
my Thirst: Taking The Water's Pristine Coolness
into My Whole Body Through My Wrists.
Drinking Would Be Too Powerful, Too Clear;
but This Unhurried Gesture Of Restraint
fills My Whole Consciousness With Shining Water.

Thus, If You Came, I Could Be Satisfied
to Let My Hand Rest Lightly, For A Moment,
lightly, Upon Your Shoulder Or Your Breast.


Translated By Stephen Mitchell

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