"things aren't all so tangible and sayable as people would have us believe; most experiences are
unsayable, they happen in a space that no word has ever entered ..."
rainer maria rilke
letters to a young poet
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
the unsayable
"things aren't all so tangible and sayable as people would have us believe; most experiences are
unsayable, they happen in a space that no word has ever entered ..."
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and that no word can describe... we just don't have words for some things.
there's something refreshing about a space that is indescribable and so safe from the damage that description sometimes does to its sanctity! steven
Ah, yes... so true. I discovered "Letters to a Young Poet" in high school - thank GOD - for it helped me to learn to dig deep.
valerianna . . . i've known of the book for a very long time and yet it wasn't until a week ago that i finally got myself a copy . . . it's amazing reading of course and fascinating from the vantage point of a person able to look across the expanse of their life and have some perspective on what's being said . . . not so much an opinion but perspective . . . . steven
:)
I've just been reading quietly in the corner. Hope to be back to commenting more soon. Take care!
Beautiful header!
hope . . . i've been lying very low for the last couple of months with visiting and commenting also . . . steven
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