You, Darkness
You, Darkness - meaning Summary
Embracing the Unknown Night
Rilke addresses darkness as a source and refuge, preferring it to bright, separating fires. Where light creates enclosed circles, darkness absorbs and unites shapes, lives, and powers, suggesting a dissolving of boundaries. The speaker senses a large presence approaching and concludes with trust in the night. The poem frames darkness not as absence but as a gathering, intimate ground for encounter, unity, and faith in the unknown.
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