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SUMMATION
by Pablo Neruda
I am glad of the great obligations
I imposed on myself. In my life
many strange and material things have crowded together--
fragile wraiths that entangled me,
categorical mineral hands,
an irrational wind that dismayed me,
barbed kisses that scarred me, the hard reality
of my brothers,
my implacable vow to keep watchful,
my penchant for loneliness-- to keep to myself
in the frailty of my personal whims.
That is why-- water on stone-- my whole life has
sung itself out between chance and austerity.
SUMMATION
by Pablo Neruda
I am glad of the great obligations
I imposed on myself. In my life
many strange and material things have crowded together--
fragile wraiths that entangled me,
categorical mineral hands,
an irrational wind that dismayed me,
barbed kisses that scarred me, the hard reality
of my brothers,
my implacable vow to keep watchful,
my penchant for loneliness-- to keep to myself
in the frailty of my personal whims.
That is why-- water on stone-- my whole life has
sung itself out between chance and austerity.
…i just remembered something… which wasn’t funny actually.. but it did make me smile…
I remember one morning during the 4th year retreat in Baguio… we were all pretty groggy, lutang and sabog…
of course alexa made her coffee… and the process took long… including staring while the coffee creamer slowly mixed into the hot coffee….
all i could say was “Poetic, isn’t it.”
to which she replied, “I know right!”
i dunno.. those random memories make my day. :)
hi alexa :))
hi clar. :))))
I remember that too! Only, it was 3rd year retreat… I wasn’t around for 4th year, remember?
But the essence was there. Hahaha.
Coffee is poetic indeed~
Oh yeahhhhh… 3rd year! haha…. :))
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