The nights between
Our separated cities
Are joined to the night
That unites us.
Pablo Neruda
You can meet me there.
Wherever we are,
We can talk ;
Quiet, intimate whispers
Confided in darkeness
Into our pillows.
It’s so still here
In the village
When the moon shines.
Moonlight is visible silence—
Streets wrapped in linen
Cool and blue
Insulating us from all sound.
And last night the street
Gilded by street lamps
Was so quiet,
I wanted to wake you
And tell you
But instead,
Went back to dreaming
And slept with you
In a celestial bed.
Qué hermosos versos del escritor chileno Pablo Neruda. Qué gusto que cites un poeta latinoamericano, @johnjgeddes. La noche, la eterna compañera de nosotros los que escribimos y amamos. Es la misma luna que miras la que yo miro? Por qué será que en la noche se nos vienen todos los sentimientos de golpe y se nos anuda en la garganta? En la noche es tu cita con tu amada: mujer o poesía, que en el fondo es la misma cosa. En la noche es mi cita contigo o con tu poesía que también es lo mismo. Los escritores sabemos de insomnios pero también de encontrarse en los sueños. Bonita noche para ti.
Gracias, Nancy. Amo a Neruda y a Lorca, ¡pero también amo a Rilke y Pasternak! Soy ecléctico en mis gustos, supongo, pero Neruda se acerca más a mí en términos de romance. Todos compartimos el mismo cielo: el mismo océano de estrellas sobre nosotros, pero parece que solo las almas como la tuya y la mía se toman el tiempo para deleitarse con tales maravillas :)
That's a beautiful poem John!
Thank you!
You seem to have been pretty inspired, I'm sure there must be someone who causes all that inspiration. Ops.
There is :)
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YOUR POEM IS FANTASTIC AS LIKE YOU ARE @johnjgeddes
Like a breath it inspired my sense of reasoning.
Nice one. Also check my poem for awe-inspiring messages like yours.
Such a nice poem. Congratulations...
You are a commendable poet!
This particularly captured my imagination today...
😄😇😄
I'm glad, my friend :)
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I adore this! What wistful, sweet, moonlit thoughts. So glad to find you through @sunravelme's MSP curation. I might've missed this gem of a poem, otherwise.
Gorgeous imagery John:) Transportive:)
Very nice! Hope you are having a wonderful day. I saw your poem featured on another post! XOXOX Cheers! Congrats on being an amazing part of the Steemit poetry community!!! :-)
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