Rainer Maria Rilke Quote – I am too alone in the world, and yet not alone enough. Art Print – Book of Hours: Love Poems to God

I am too alone in the world, and yet not alone enough
to make every moment holy.
I am too tiny in this world, and not tiny enough
just to lie before you like a thing,
shrewd and secretive.
I want my own will, and I want simply to be with my will,
as it goes toward action;
and in those quiet, sometimes hardly moving times,
when something is coming near,
I want to be with those who know secret things
or else alone.
I want to be a mirror for your whole body,
and I never want to be blind, or to be too old
to hold up your heavy and swaying picture.
I want to unfold.
I don’t want to stay folded anywhere,
because where I am folded, there I am a lie.
and I want my grasp of things to be
true before you. I want to describe myself
like a painting that I looked at
closely for a long time,
like a saying that I finally understood,
like the pitcher I use every day,
like the face of my mother,
like a ship
that carried me
through the wildest storm of all.

– Rainer Maria Rilke, Rilke’s Book of Hours: Love Poems to God

UNFRAMED PRINTS INFO
– Professionally Printed on Ultra Premium Luster Photo Paper (Between a gloss and matte finish)
– 11 mil thick
– Slightly glossy
– Fingerprint resistant
– Frame NOT included
– Made to Order
– These prints will last a lifetime behind glass

FRAMED PRINTS INFO
– Professionally Printed on Ultra Premium Luster Photo Paper (Between a gloss and matte finish)
– 11 mil thick
– Slightly glossy
– Fingerprint resistant
– Made to Order
– Simple, classic photo frame
– Comes with a glass face that will protect prints from wear and damage

MOUNTED CANVAS prints are printed on Acid-free, PH-neutral, poly-cotton base. Printed on textured and fade-resistant canvas. Canvas is a great option because of its minimalist beauty without the expense of framing and matting.
– Mounting brackets included
– Hand-glued solid wood stretcher bars
– 1.5″ (3.81 cm) deep