May Quotes by Rainer Maria Rilke
All May quotes Rainer Maria Rilke’s page
Rilke’s sensitivity to the world shines through his musings on May. Here you’ll find his nuanced take on the month’s quiet bloom, a gentle invitation to feel the subtle shifts he so often sensed.
![“I live my life in widening circle That reach out across the world. I may not ever complete the last one, But I give myself to it. I circle around God, that primordial tower. I have been circling for thousands of years, And I still don't know: am I a falcon, A storm, or a great song? [I, 2]” quote by Rainer Maria Rilke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/542/rainer-maria-rilke-193_circles_i-live-my-life-in-widening-circle-that-r_2212316.jpg)
![“May I strike my heart's keys clearly, and may none fail because of slack, uncertain, or fraying strings. May the tears that stream down my face make me more radiant: may my hidden weeping bloom… How we waste our afflictions!... [T]hey're really our wintering foliage, our dark greens of meaning…” quote by Rainer Maria Rilke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7c7/rainer-maria-rilke-193_abode_may-i-strike-my-heart-s-keys-clearly-and_52479.jpg)
