Jul 12 2008
Video: Robert Bly Reads Antonio Machado
Robert Bly reads one of my favorite poems by Antonio Machado…
Last night, as I was sleeping,
I dreamt — marvelous error!—
that a spring was breaking
out in my heart.
I said: Along which secret aqueduct,
Oh water, are you coming to me,
water of a new life
that I have never drunk?
Last night, as I was sleeping,
I dreamt — marvelous error!—
that I had a beehive
here inside my heart.
And the golden bees
were making white combs
and sweet honey
from my old failures.
Last night, as I was sleeping,
I dreamt — marvelous error!—
that a fiery sun was giving
light inside my heart.
It was fiery because I felt
warmth as from a hearth,
and sun because it gave light
and brought tears to my eyes.
Last night, as I slept,
I dreamt — marvelous error!—
that it was God I had
here inside my heart.
| Times Alone: Selected Poems of Antonio Machado Translated by Robert Bly |
I too love this poem….oh… 'marvelous error'…Suzy…
Great ! sitting and reflecting on “sweet honey from my old failures” …Eamonn ..