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| Voyage of Discovery, photo by Catherine Todd, Guatemala 2010 |
En Paz
Very near my setting sun, I bless you, Life
Because you never gave me unfilled hope
Very near my setting sun, I bless you, Life
Because you never gave me unfilled hope
Nor unjust tasks, nor undeserved sorrow;
Because I see at the end of my rough road
That I was the architect of my own destiny;
That I extracted the honey or the gall from things,
Because in them I put the gall or delicious honey;
When I planted roses, I always harvested roses.
Certainly winter is going to follow my youth:
But you never told me that May would last forever.
Neither did you promise me only good nights;
And in exchange I had some peaceful ones
I loved, I was loved, the sun caressed my face.
Life, you don’t owe me anything!
Life, we are at peace!
~ Poem by Amado Nervo
