tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post7473467373427666731..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: The Sayable And the UnsayableThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-23980320043267956872014-02-20T17:17:22.398+00:002014-02-20T17:17:22.398+00:00That Kline commentary is quite interesting, George...That Kline commentary is quite interesting, George; he's translated and commented line-by-line on each Elegy.<br /><br />I love Rilke's distinction between the sayable and the unsayable, and how our role on this earth, in this life, is to say, to name, to praise, to celebrate, to internalise things and and make them invisible in order to vouchsafe their continued and eternal existence.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-66040526193600102842014-02-20T12:36:19.508+00:002014-02-20T12:36:19.508+00:00Wow! There is so much here, and I am looking forw...Wow! There is so much here, and I am looking forward to reading the full Kline commentary. For the moment, my mind is locked on those unsayable things, "above all, the hard labor of living, the long experience of love," and I am especially moved by the insight and truth contained in the last lines: "Between the hammers our heart lives on, as the tongue, even between the teeth, remains unceasing in praise."Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.com