Monday, January 13, 2003

A Walk Comments

Rating: 3.0

My eyes already touch the sunny hill.
going far ahead of the road I have begun.
So we are grasped by what we cannot grasp;
it has inner light, even from a distance-
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Rainer Maria Rilke
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Smoky Hoss 01 September 2023

The Spirit of hope, alive in the everyday events of life. Beautiful.

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Andri 20 May 2020

Second stanza: surely it should read " and changes us" . At least two typos.

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Lin Ha 11 February 2019

in the 5th line, shouldn't the word be changes rather than charges?

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Bhagabat Prasad Hotta 09 November 2018

Nice poem...I enjoyed it....a great poem...........10+++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Bulbul Islam 22 August 2018

Mechanical reading without passions.

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Mahejabeen 15 August 2018

I love to teach this poem

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Leelachatterjee 11 July 2018

This inner light charges them into something else.

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Kumarmani Mahakul 05 May 2018

The meaning and theme of the poem is good. It would be bettear to have juxtaposition of original poem.

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Tamara Turner 05 May 2018

This is such a good poem. Very tranquil and pure.

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Edward Kofi Louis 05 May 2018

Inner light! ! Peace and love. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Bernard F. Asuncion 05 May 2018

Such an inspiring poem posted and shared here๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

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Robert Murray Smith 05 May 2018

I feel the translator has let this poem down.

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Runemasque 21 April 2018

This makes my life worth carrying about.

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Tom Allport 12 January 2017

we know there is something more? besides rain.

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Margaret O Driscoll 29 February 2016

Very spiritual and elevating

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* Sunprincess * 06 January 2014

..........still a beautiful poem, even with the wrong word usage...

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Kyarunai Mansiko 24 October 2012

I love how he worded this. So we are grasped by what we cannot grasp... I wish that one day I could write like this! (or at least half as good)

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Leela Devi 14 October 2008

a nice poem...i like it

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Herbert Nehrlich1 29 July 2008

A terrible translation! H

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Bridie Crann 29 November 2006

I must say that the observations made by Jagannath Rao Adukuri immediately elevated my appreciation of this poem; here is an instance where reader commentary has great value, and I am grateful to those who take the time to add insightful impressions. I agree that Nick Bronson's modifications make sense, but considering Adukuri's reading of personification, I see meaning in the translation as it stands, as well. I wonder if anyone has found an alternate translation...?

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