Am I a Falcon

I live my life in widening circles

that reach out across the world.

I may not complete this last one

but I give myself to it.

I circle around God, around the primordial tower.

I've been circling for thousands of years

and I still don't know: am I a falcon,

a storm, or a great song?

Rainer Marie Rilke

Quietness

"Inside this new love, die. 

Your way begins on the other side. 

Become the sky. 

Take an axe to the prison wall. Escape. 

Walk out like someone suddenly born into color. Do it now. 

You’re covered with thick cloud. 

Slide out the side. 

Die, and be quiet. 

Quietness is the surest sign that you’ve died. 

Your old life was a frantic running from silence. 

The speechless full moon comes out now."

Rumi