Poems Inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke
#RainerMariaRilke
Poems inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke. Here you'll find poetry using the style, themes or characters found in poems and novels by Rainer Maria Rilke. Along with poems about Rilke himself, including praise, criticism and memorials.
Ahavati
Poem Published
18th Sep 2018 1:55am
18th Sep 2018 1:55am
Letters to a Young Poet(ess) VIII
September 15, 2018
Ahavati
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dear A,
I am writing to you amidst an approaching hurricane, Florence, who is currently battering the Carolina's coastal regions with heavy wind and rain. We are expecting 15" by Sunday. She is a slow moving force inching her way across an uncertain path of terrain. The wind is an angry mistress, and the rain a lover's tears upon being dismissed. The rest is breaking chaos we listen to from behind closed shutters and doors.
So many friends were forced to flee...
Ahavati
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dear A,
I am writing to you amidst an approaching hurricane, Florence, who is currently battering the Carolina's coastal regions with heavy wind and rain. We are expecting 15" by Sunday. She is a slow moving force inching her way across an uncertain path of terrain. The wind is an angry mistress, and the rain a lover's tears upon being dismissed. The rest is breaking chaos we listen to from behind closed shutters and doors.
So many friends were forced to flee...
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry
#RainerMariaRilke
908 reads
4 Comments
Anarchitect
Poem Published
9th Sep 2018 1:50am
9th Sep 2018 1:50am
[ CC ] Letter To A Poetic Medic
September 8, 2018
Trempealeau County
Wisconsin
Dear Ahavati,
I want to thank you once again for your critique that saved the life of my pathetic poem, It Came From Stephen King's Brain. I am honored that you took time out of your incredibly busy schedule to examine it ( and the 34 other poems that accompanied ) under nothing short of a microscope to discover areas of improvement, not to mention reveal flaws that escaped the attention of so many others ( like that Todski69 fellow ).
How fortunate I was that we crossed paths in an...
Trempealeau County
Wisconsin
Dear Ahavati,
I want to thank you once again for your critique that saved the life of my pathetic poem, It Came From Stephen King's Brain. I am honored that you took time out of your incredibly busy schedule to examine it ( and the 34 other poems that accompanied ) under nothing short of a microscope to discover areas of improvement, not to mention reveal flaws that escaped the attention of so many others ( like that Todski69 fellow ).
How fortunate I was that we crossed paths in an...
#WritingPoetry
#RainerMariaRilke
642 reads
5 Comments
Ahavati
Poem Published
9th Sep 2018 1:36am
9th Sep 2018 1:36am
Letters to a Young Poet VII
Sept 8, 2018
Ahavati
Boone, North Carolina
Dear T,
I am answering you from a friend's lovely cabin in the blue ridge mountains this weekend. While summer heat lingers, there's also an undercurrent of autumn; an eddy of cleansing flowing down the mountain as water. The local stands are bright with pumpkin and fresh harvest, canned jams and muscadine wine. Friends are gathering to break bread and celebrate the finale of summer. I adore the camaraderie of mountain people.
I am humbled by your message, and wish to convey my deepest...
Ahavati
Boone, North Carolina
Dear T,
I am answering you from a friend's lovely cabin in the blue ridge mountains this weekend. While summer heat lingers, there's also an undercurrent of autumn; an eddy of cleansing flowing down the mountain as water. The local stands are bright with pumpkin and fresh harvest, canned jams and muscadine wine. Friends are gathering to break bread and celebrate the finale of summer. I adore the camaraderie of mountain people.
I am humbled by your message, and wish to convey my deepest...
#LifeAsAWriter
#TruthOfLife
#WritingPoetry #RainerMariaRilke
#WritingPoetry #RainerMariaRilke
1004 reads
3 Comments
JohnnyBlaze
Poem Published
9th Sep 2018 1:31am
9th Sep 2018 1:31am
[ CC ] Letter To A Poet I Love
September 6, 2018
Chippewa Valley
Wisonsin
My Dearest T.,
As you are well aware, the Internets on my farm suffered a debillitating lightning strike that knocked several pieces of electronic equipment out of commission. The rash of thunderstorms having flooded my neck of the western Wisconsin woods continues to this very moment. With all of the hills around here currently being scraped away for the sake of harvesting frac sand, I imagine this once pristine landscape becoming a giant waterlogged quarry.
I...
Chippewa Valley
Wisonsin
My Dearest T.,
As you are well aware, the Internets on my farm suffered a debillitating lightning strike that knocked several pieces of electronic equipment out of commission. The rash of thunderstorms having flooded my neck of the western Wisconsin woods continues to this very moment. With all of the hills around here currently being scraped away for the sake of harvesting frac sand, I imagine this once pristine landscape becoming a giant waterlogged quarry.
I...
#love
#WritingPoetry
#RainerMariaRilke
614 reads
2 Comments
Ahavati
Poem Published
9th Sep 2018 1:29am
9th Sep 2018 1:29am
Letters to a Young Poet VI
September 7, 2018
Ahavati
Cherokee, North Carolina
Dear D,
I am writing from the heat of a southern mountain day after re-reading T.S. Eliot's 'The Wasteland'. Such a beautiful piece of literature. The 'Four Quartets' is seasonably palatable for the emotion, as well as 'The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock'. Have you noticed weather can affect what you read? I lean toward hearthy poetry as summer closes. The imagery of warm morning fires and smell of food in the air, as though harvest has bloomed - not in the fields but the tables.
...
Ahavati
Cherokee, North Carolina
Dear D,
I am writing from the heat of a southern mountain day after re-reading T.S. Eliot's 'The Wasteland'. Such a beautiful piece of literature. The 'Four Quartets' is seasonably palatable for the emotion, as well as 'The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock'. Have you noticed weather can affect what you read? I lean toward hearthy poetry as summer closes. The imagery of warm morning fires and smell of food in the air, as though harvest has bloomed - not in the fields but the tables.
...
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry
#RainerMariaRilke
835 reads
6 Comments
Ahavati
Poem Published
3rd Sep 2018 9:29pm
3rd Sep 2018 9:29pm
Letters to a Young Poet V
September 3, 2018
Chimney Rock
North Carolina
My Dearest J,
Despite being beautiful here, I must admit holidays completely dominate the peaceful serenity of mountain life. The shop owners are preparing for winter, when only locals will be able to access privately. Words and stories will flow freely in truth without worry about upsetting misplaced sensibilities of a majority of tourists. It's not that we're antisocial or unwelcoming to the stranger; we're furthest from that. Visitors to these parts don't seem to understand...
Chimney Rock
North Carolina
My Dearest J,
Despite being beautiful here, I must admit holidays completely dominate the peaceful serenity of mountain life. The shop owners are preparing for winter, when only locals will be able to access privately. Words and stories will flow freely in truth without worry about upsetting misplaced sensibilities of a majority of tourists. It's not that we're antisocial or unwelcoming to the stranger; we're furthest from that. Visitors to these parts don't seem to understand...
#love
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry #RainerMariaRilke
#WritingPoetry #RainerMariaRilke
890 reads
4 Comments
Ahavati
Poem Published
2nd Sep 2018 4:17pm
2nd Sep 2018 4:17pm
Letters to a Young Poet(ess) IV
September 2, 2018
Ahavati
Lake Lure, North Carolina
Dearest Elena,
I wish you could experience the energy of the blue ridge mountains in their summer finale. Everything is lush, yet thinning its grip on the humidity so prevalent in the south. A myriad of green is altering shades according to their impending autumn wardrobe, now in the final stages of production. Soon the curtain will rise, and thousands will migrate here from all over the world to witness the spectacular carnival of color that cannot be described with words, only...
Ahavati
Lake Lure, North Carolina
Dearest Elena,
I wish you could experience the energy of the blue ridge mountains in their summer finale. Everything is lush, yet thinning its grip on the humidity so prevalent in the south. A myriad of green is altering shades according to their impending autumn wardrobe, now in the final stages of production. Soon the curtain will rise, and thousands will migrate here from all over the world to witness the spectacular carnival of color that cannot be described with words, only...
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry
#gratitude #RainerMariaRilke
#gratitude #RainerMariaRilke
849 reads
4 Comments
Ahavati
Poem Published
31st Aug 2018 6:51pm
31st Aug 2018 6:51pm
Letters to a Young Poet(ess) III
August 31, 2018
Ahavati
Cherokee, North Carolina
Dearest Duende,
I am writing amidst a beautiful view of the blue ridge mountains; I'll enclose a post card so you may enjoy the same while reading. Currently a hint of change permeates the trees, as though whispering vibrations of color they will cyclically attract: golden ocher, burnt sienna, cadmium lemon, raw umber, alizerin crimson. Soon they will don Joseph's coat of many colors quilted as far as the eye can see - before releasing slowly,...
Ahavati
Cherokee, North Carolina
Dearest Duende,
I am writing amidst a beautiful view of the blue ridge mountains; I'll enclose a post card so you may enjoy the same while reading. Currently a hint of change permeates the trees, as though whispering vibrations of color they will cyclically attract: golden ocher, burnt sienna, cadmium lemon, raw umber, alizerin crimson. Soon they will don Joseph's coat of many colors quilted as far as the eye can see - before releasing slowly,...
#LifeAsAWriter
#honesty
#WritingPoetry #RainerMariaRilke
#WritingPoetry #RainerMariaRilke
947 reads
6 Comments
Ahavati
Poem Published
31st Aug 2018 4:57am
31st Aug 2018 4:57am
Letters to a Young Poet(ess) II
August 30, 2018
Ahavati
Cherokee, North Carolina
Dear Younger Poetess,
These mountains are beginning to herald autumn. Soon they will sing in a cacophony of color that resembles the pure essence of poetry. I am enjoying a view of distant storms from my veranda while sipping evening tea. I just finished reading your poetry.
I read between the lines of your verses, where resides meaning within the space of breath. Where there is joy, there is also pain; where there is longing, there is...
Ahavati
Cherokee, North Carolina
Dear Younger Poetess,
These mountains are beginning to herald autumn. Soon they will sing in a cacophony of color that resembles the pure essence of poetry. I am enjoying a view of distant storms from my veranda while sipping evening tea. I just finished reading your poetry.
I read between the lines of your verses, where resides meaning within the space of breath. Where there is joy, there is also pain; where there is longing, there is...
#spiritual
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry #RainerMariaRilke
#WritingPoetry #RainerMariaRilke
892 reads
7 Comments
MaryWalker
Poem Published
30th Aug 2018 5:48pm
30th Aug 2018 5:48pm
[ CC ] Letter To An Old Poet
Dear Dada,
though you can't sense it
I'm still here
In the corner of your eye
catch my twirling skirt twinkling
as if glittery pavement crystal
blinking in the hot sun
on brilliant summer days
I've traded in the bulky
sub-atomic dress
you're familiar with
for Light apparel
but haven't moved on
No one ever truly does
You just can't see us
in ways your "suit" is accustomed;
sight, smell, touch, sound ... ...
though you can't sense it
I'm still here
In the corner of your eye
catch my twirling skirt twinkling
as if glittery pavement crystal
blinking in the hot sun
on brilliant summer days
I've traded in the bulky
sub-atomic dress
you're familiar with
for Light apparel
but haven't moved on
No one ever truly does
You just can't see us
in ways your "suit" is accustomed;
sight, smell, touch, sound ... ...
#love
#father
#children
#daughter
#RainerMariaRilke
694 reads
4 Comments
PsycoticMastermind
Poem Published
30th Aug 2018 5:06pm
30th Aug 2018 5:06pm
[ CC ] Leftovers Of A Young Poet I
August 30, 2018
Florence
Italy
Dear Agent Starling,
How splendid it is to be corresponding with you again after such a long dry spell. How many months have passed since that fateful April when we delighted in so much fun with words together?
If only you were here with me to complement the beautiful scenery, giving new meaning to the phrase "studying abroad".
Forgive me; the dry wine country here has taken its toll on my humor.
I wouldn't bother wasting your time...
Florence
Italy
Dear Agent Starling,
How splendid it is to be corresponding with you again after such a long dry spell. How many months have passed since that fateful April when we delighted in so much fun with words together?
If only you were here with me to complement the beautiful scenery, giving new meaning to the phrase "studying abroad".
Forgive me; the dry wine country here has taken its toll on my humor.
I wouldn't bother wasting your time...
#inspirational
#WritingPoetry
#RainerMariaRilke
538 reads
1 Comment
Ahavati
Poem Published
29th Aug 2018 4:04pm
29th Aug 2018 4:04pm
Letters to a Young Poet(ess) I
August 29, 2018
Ahavati
Cherokee, North Carolina
Dearest Poppy,
I received your letter just yesterday. I must admit my heart sank when I became aware of your feelings. Especially in light of such a deep accompaniment of expression, obviously demonstrating great depth of emotion.
Perhaps such emotion is reaching up from the quagmire of doubt toward the rung of growth. While you may feel you're in a rut, the enclosed poem contradicts that thought with hard evidence to the contrary....
Ahavati
Cherokee, North Carolina
Dearest Poppy,
I received your letter just yesterday. I must admit my heart sank when I became aware of your feelings. Especially in light of such a deep accompaniment of expression, obviously demonstrating great depth of emotion.
Perhaps such emotion is reaching up from the quagmire of doubt toward the rung of growth. While you may feel you're in a rut, the enclosed poem contradicts that thought with hard evidence to the contrary....
#WritersBlock
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry #RainerMariaRilke
#WritingPoetry #RainerMariaRilke
901 reads
5 Comments
DU Poetry : Poems Inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke
#RainerMariaRilke is curated by JohnnyBlaze.
