The winter storms penetrate the world with furious power. Then, on snowy wings, descends the fir-scented night. For Rainer Maria Rilke, winter is a time of questioning and remembrance, but also a time of reflection and farewell. In poems, letters, and texts, Rilke contemplates the resting nature and the silence of the world, and like no one else, he is able to comfort and strengthen with his words: "But the winters! Oh, this secret retreat of the earth.".