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“Magnificent"
When will this inner night – the universe – end
And I – my soul – have my day?
When will I wake up from being awake?
I don’t know. The sun shines on high
And cannot be looked at.
The stars coldly blink
And cannot be counted.
The heart beats aloofly
And cannot be heard.
When will this drama without theater
– Or this theater without drama – end
So that I can go home?
Where? How? When?
O cat staring at me with eyes of life, Who lurks in your depths?
It’s Him! It’s him!
Like Joshua he’ll order the sun to stop, and I’ll wake up,
And it will be day.
Smile, my soul, in your slumber!
Smile, my soul: it will be day!”
― A Little Larger Than the Entire Universe: Selected Poems
When will this inner night – the universe – end
And I – my soul – have my day?
When will I wake up from being awake?
I don’t know. The sun shines on high
And cannot be looked at.
The stars coldly blink
And cannot be counted.
The heart beats aloofly
And cannot be heard.
When will this drama without theater
– Or this theater without drama – end
So that I can go home?
Where? How? When?
O cat staring at me with eyes of life, Who lurks in your depths?
It’s Him! It’s him!
Like Joshua he’ll order the sun to stop, and I’ll wake up,
And it will be day.
Smile, my soul, in your slumber!
Smile, my soul: it will be day!”
― A Little Larger Than the Entire Universe: Selected Poems
“Although I cannot see your face
As you flip these poems awhile,
Somewhere from some far-off place
I hear you laughing---and I smile.”
―
As you flip these poems awhile,
Somewhere from some far-off place
I hear you laughing---and I smile.”
―
“How do you go on, when in your heart you begin to understand... there is no going back? There are some things that time cannot mend. Some hurts that go too deep.”
― The Return of the King
― The Return of the King
“Niin viimein auringolle sanon: paista!
Ja leimahtaen herää värit valmiit,
niin että alla joka muodon selvän
näät tuhat merkitystä suunnatonta
ja hetken huiman edessäsi aukee
maailma niinkuin alku-unessas.”
― Lasimaalaus
Ja leimahtaen herää värit valmiit,
niin että alla joka muodon selvän
näät tuhat merkitystä suunnatonta
ja hetken huiman edessäsi aukee
maailma niinkuin alku-unessas.”
― Lasimaalaus
“Shall we ever meet again?
And who will meet again?
Meeting is for strangers.
Meeting is for those who do not know each other.”
― The Family Reunion
And who will meet again?
Meeting is for strangers.
Meeting is for those who do not know each other.”
― The Family Reunion
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