Poet Monologue from By Federico MoreTranslated from the Spanish

From By Federico MoreTranslated from the Spanish by Audrey Alden.

any · philosophical · 1:02 min

I do not comprehend, marquise. Why love living, If that is to live loving? We know that life and love Are wings forever fledging out In a bird neither swan nor hawk. I am resigned to my unequal destiny, for I know That my two eyes cannot perceive the same color. For even when there is calm, anxiety arises And then, I am not master, not even of my pain. I would be your friend, but there are obstacles, Captious dynamics, that put a check upon my words. I yield to the dumb pride of my huge torment, The song without words, the sonorous silence, And I do not desire any one to penetrate The garden wherein flowers the mystery I adore.

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