Tuesday, November 27, 2007
To See Him Again
by Gabriela Mistral
Never, never again?
Not on nights filled with quivering stars,
or during dawn's maiden brightness
or afternoons of sacrifice?
Or at the edge of a pale path
that encircles the farmlands,
or upon the rim of a trembling fountain,
whitened by a shimmering moon?
Or beneath the forest's
luxuriant, raveled tresses
where, calling his name,
I was overtaken by the night?
Not in the grotto that returns
the echo of my cry?
Oh no. To see him again --
it would not matter where --
in heaven's deadwater
or inside the boiling vortex,
under serene moons or in bloodless fright!
To be with him...
every springtime and winter,
united in one anguished knot
around his bloody neck!
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2 comments:
Beautiful. Makes me want to go that deeply into myself and pray for a miracle of words!
i wish that i could do as well.
lately, i've been empty, just being swept along with whatever happens.
at times, poems hurt to write, so i read and share.
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