Friday, February 21, 2014

Waking up

Poems from Moral Proverbs and Folk Songs

1

The eye you see is not
an eye because you see it;
it is an eye because it sees you.

8

Form your letters slowly and well:
making things well
is more important than making them.

10

Beyond living and dreaming
there is something more important:
waking up.

Antonio Machado, 'The Winged Energy of Delight', translations by Robert Bly

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