Self-deprecation is worth its weight in smoldering phoenix-ashes and baby unicorn tears.
or; Venid, y no temáis
Published on January 29, 2007 By SanChonino In Poetry
Venid, y no temáis; aquí, tendréis paz.
El cielo azul os protege,
Lleno de nubes, viento, pájaros, recuerdos pasados del sol.

Venid;
Las nubes se llenan de agua,
Agua que cae, besa los labios dulces y, con tiempo, nutre la tierra.

Venid;
Los pájaros volan en el viento blanco,
Gaviotas gritan, la brisa os mueve – titubean las flores.

Venid;
Aquí, cada uno crece bien;
Cada pesadillo desaparece;
Cada dolor se olvida en el viento;
Cada recuerdo muere en la luz del cielo azul.

Venid, y no temáis;
La política no permanece;
Todos los eruditos se han suicidado;
Todos los poetas, por fin, han muerto;
Aquí, a nadie importan sus versos.
Aquí, tendréis paz.


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This poem doesn't translate as well as some of the others I've written do, but I decided to offer a (poor) translation anyway.
Suffer through it:

Come, and fear not; here, you will find peace.
The blue heavens will protect you,
Full of clouds, wind, birds, past memories of sun.

Come;
The clouds fill with water,
water that falls, kisses sweet lips and, with time, nourishes the earth.

Come;
Birds fly in the white wind,
Gulls caw, the breeze moves you – the flowers falter.

Come;
Here, each grows well;
Every nightmare disappears;
Every pain is forgotten in the wind;
Every memory dies in the light of the blue heavens.

Come, and fear not;
Politics doesn't matter;
All the scholars have killed themselves;
All the poets have finally died;
Here, their verses matter to no-one.
Here, you shall find peace.




© 2007 Braeden Jones

Comments (Page 2)
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on Feb 02, 2007
That's the plan, my friend. I'm going to get the PhD and then teach at the University level, hopefully at a smaller liberal arts college. I'm not really into the intense research all the time, so I'm thinking a nice lib arts college where I can teach a bit and do some research too.

But that's the plan. I love it, and I want to teach it[/quote]


Go for it! I think you're extremely lucky! I'm forty-six damn years old and I still ain't got the vaguest what I wanna be when I grow up!   

[quote]SC - very nice, I wish I could understand Spanish better so I could enjoy it in its native tongue. Inviting imagery - you take the reader on a great journey.


I coulda said that but Buddah beat me to it.
on Feb 02, 2007
I meesed that comment up somehow, but...you get my drift!
on Feb 03, 2007
I meesed that comment up somehow, but...you get my drift!


This is happening to me too no matter where I reply!
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