god
Lucifer
The fallen light-bearer; in Das Stunden-Buch 50 the angel who 'took refuge' among the light-loving angels and became 'the prince in the land of light,' the bright god of time who, scorched, begs for darkness while Rilke's true God 'grows dark, deep down.'
Reading notes
- The Book of Hours §50 Lucifer
The fallen light-bearer; he 'took refuge' among the light-loving angels and became 'the prince in the land of light,' the bright god of time, while Rilke's true God 'grows dark, deep down.'