one of my favorites, and a musing

[chelidon]

Du siechst, ich will viel

So many are alive who don’t seem to care.
casual, easy, they move in the world
as though untouched.

But you take pleasure in the faces
of those who know they thirst.
You cherish those
who grip you for survival.

You are not dead yet, it’s not too late
to open your depths by plunging into them
and drink the life
that reveals itself quietly there.
--Rainer Maria Rilke


Time is,
to live life fully--
to find those whom you love, who love you truly
Immerse yourself in them, surround yourself with delicious beauty.

Revel in wild delight,
drink deep
to find your joy, and live it

You know,
this age, this century, decade, this very year, month, day, hour and second,
is exquisitely unique,
simply will not come again, and
life is far too dear to waste
even a single moment

Drink deep,
Find your dreams,
chase them where they lead

There is no other time, but now,
to live.