standing still
throughout
the duration
of the light
into the long
darkness
light
the light of day
light creeps
into morning
as hope
erases
the darkness
that came
before
another from Proverbs and Folksongs by Antonio Machado
Light of the soul, divine light,
beacon, torch, star, sun. . .
A man gropes his way along
carrying a lamp on his back.
translated by Mary G. Berg & Dennis Maloney
Light and Water by Juan Ramon Jimenez
The light above–golden,orange, green
among the vague clouds.
Ah, trees without leaves,
roots in water,
branches in light!
Underneath, the water–green, orange, golden
among the vague mist.
Among the vague mist, among the vague clouds,
light and water; what magic they vanish!
translated by Dennis Maloney
Leonard Durso 