Last Night As I Was Sleeping - Antonio Machado


	Last Night As I Was Sleeping - Antonio Machado

EddieIsSteady

7-2-2009 3:59 PM

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EddieIsSteady says:

Wonderful poem.

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7-2-2009 4:03 PM

chestnut501

It's beautiful, thanks EddielsSteady

9-5-2009 9:25 PM

lollipop10

Very visual.

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Last night as I was sleeping,<BR />I dreamt—marvelous error!—<BR />that a spring was breaking out in my heart.<BR />I said: Along which secret aqueduct,<BR />Oh water, are you coming to me,<BR />Water of a new life<BR /><DIV>That I have never drunk?</DIV><BR />Last night as I was sleeping,<BR />I dreamt—marvelous error!—<BR />that I had a beehive<BR />here inside my heart.<BR />And the golden bees<BR />were making white combs<BR />and sweet honey<BR /><DIV>from my old failures.</DIV><BR />Last night as I was sleeping,<BR />I dreamt—marvelous error!—<BR />that a fiery sun was giving<BR />light inside my heart.<BR />It was fiery because I felt<BR />warmth as from a hearth,<BR />and sun because it gave light<BR /><DIV>and brought tears to my eyes.</DIV><BR />Last night as I slept,<BR />I dreamt—marvelous error!—<BR />that it was God I had<BR /><DIV>here inside my heart.</DIV><BR /><SPAN>(TRANSLATION BY ROBERT BLY)</SPAN></DIV></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/4D9EB004-5BEC-44A0-9BA3-34C7DDEDCD22/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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