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Oceans by Juan Ramon Jimenez (1881 - 1958) Timeline English version by Robert Bly Original Language Spanish Secular or Eclectic 20th Century      I have a feeling that my boat has struck, down there in the depths, against a great thing.                     And nothing happens! Nothing...Silence...Waves...      --Nothing happens? Or has everything happened, and are we standing now, quietly, in the new life?     -- from News of the Universe: Poems of Twofold Consciousness, Edited by Robert Bly Amazon.com   / Photo by inottawa /	Themes   Silence   Water       Recommended Books Invisible Reality, by Juan Ramon Jimenez / Translated by Antonio T. De Nicolas News of the Universe: Poems of Twofold Consciousness, Edited by Robert Bly Platery y yo / Platero and I, by Juan Ramon Jimenez / Translated by Antonio Frasconi Selected Writings of Juan Ramon Jimenez, by Juan Ramon Jimenez The Soul is Here for its Own Joy: Sacred Poems from Many Cultures, Edited by Robert Bly More >>
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Commentary by Ivan M. Granger

I was introduced to this poem several years ago by Silvine Farnell (deeperintopoetry.com). And its words are still with me.

The poem is just a bit haunting, isn't it? It speaks to us of depths and a hidden "great thing." How the most momentous encounter with mystery is mute. Silent. As if nothing happens.

Or has everything happened,
and are we standing now, quietly, in the new life?

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