At night
When the sky fades to black
And opens up to millions of stars
And galaxies I will never know,
They humble my problems
And humble my mind;
The liberating feeling of freedom
That comes with insignificance.
Feminist, Writer, Cult Classic
At night
When the sky fades to black
And opens up to millions of stars
And galaxies I will never know,
They humble my problems
And humble my mind;
The liberating feeling of freedom
That comes with insignificance.
Love this poem!
thanks mom:) love you
I have often looked at the sky and felt my troubles to be small, I am small etc. You have worded it so well…..Thank you for voicing what I perhaps could not….. Great to feel in sync
thank you for the kind words:)
Well said: “y el cielo, vueltas dando, las horas del vivir, nos va hurtando” / and the sky as it turns, steals away the hours of our lives (Fray Luis de Leon, 16th Century Spain).
great quote!
He’s a wonderful poet, Fray Luis, one of Spain’s greatest, but very difficult to translate and not well-known outside of Spanish circles. A great pity.
I’m definitely going to look into his work!
That’s great. I have done some short translations from his poetry, but the poems lose so much in translation. He is one of the smoothest poets, along with St. John of the Cross. The language seems so simple, and is, yet it’s almost impossible to paraphrase and translate. I’ll write more later on Fray Luis, maybe do a post on him!
Awesome, I look forward to reading it:)