Sunday, May 2, 2010

Musical Instrument



- Luis Cernuda
Translated by Stephen Kessler 

If the Arab musician
Plucks the lute strings
With an eagle quill
To awaken the notes,

What hand plucks
With what bird's quill
The wound in you
That awakens the word?
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  1. SMMay 2, 2010 at 7:16 AM

    Doesn't this one remind you of Rumi? I'm interested in reading more of Cernuda's poetry -- there are a few of his poems up on Poets.org, and he writes with a directness and an intensity that make me want to read more...

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2013 at 11:02 AM

    I would be flattened if all websites gave articles like that.
    pro audio

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