Prayers of a Young Poet Quotes

“The hour bows down and stirs me
with a clear and ringing stroke;
my senses tremble. I feel that I can--
and seize the forming day.”
― Rainer Maria Rilke, Prayers of a Young Poet

“Already we sense that the poet’s gift has to do with the kind of attention he brings to life, an offering he sees as the seeds of his art given to meet the longings of others. Everything matters for this to transpire in the patience of waiting, the openness of heart, and the fullness of devoting oneself to what is real, in both the material and spiritual realms within and beyond us. In the process, we find ourselves called to bear witness to the whole of life in the particulars, to what we are aware of as well as what lies hidden...”
― Mark s. Burrows, Prayers of a Young Poet