Are you a romantic and do you read poetry? If yes, who is your favorite poet?
I love poetry. My favorite poets are Manuel Bandeira, Fernando Pessoa, Jorge Luis Borges, William Blake.
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I love romantic poetry ( soul food ) ..so you have good taste in music and poetry !! so what is your favorite food ??Blessings Tania
marichu flores lira
picked this book up in a funky book shop in Santa Cruz five years ago. Beautiful and deep- like the stories we are so lucky to hear from Paulo- From her book titled De soledad y otras cosas-:
Luz y sombra
Ayer fue sombra, hoy soy luz,
fuerza, vigor,
estrella refulgente
brotando de la fuente
de los cielos eternos.
Hoy soy luz.
como una hoguera inextinguible
que alumbra siempre apacible
el mundo hostil
que me recibe.
Hoy soy luz,
y me enfrento tal como soy
contra la infelicidad
en una lucha disimil que instruye
como desprenderse de lo banal.
No soy una luz enganosa,
no soy confusion
ni doy un calor baladi; soy sustancial,
actuo con destreza y nitida configuracion.
Ayer fui ruinidad, hoy soy bondad,
amor, ternura.
Protejo y amparo
en mi seno, generosamente,
sin enjuiciar.
Hoy soy luz, soy luz
con jubilo, indeleble sobre
la miseria, las pernurias y
las necesidades de las almas
que creian estar desahuiciadas.
Namaste-
Mary
Leaf, my sentiments exactly – what does romance got to do with poetry?
that’s Powerful, the names you’ve got.
thank you.
Poetry is my soft spot as well. Beyond anything else is Pablo Neruda, whom I could speak of for hours. I have some favourites, one is
“Puedo escribir los versos más tristes esta noche”, and especially the lines
“Porque en noches como ésta la tuve entre mis brazos, mi alma no se contenta con haberla perdido.”
I write poetry myself as well – I feel it is for me the most honest way to express myself. Also to be read in my blog.
There’s this poem by W. Broniewski,
I love so much…
…
“I don’t want much,
but no less than everything,
You and..green..
and for the leaf of acacia..
to be windy..
and for the heart to be..
safe…”
…
lots of love
Agnieszka
I love romantic poetry ( soul food ) ..so you have good taste in music and poetry !! so what is your favorite food ??Blessings Tania
Oh..yes,
I love poetry, I wrote some too,
though most of them I’ve read were in my own language.
For me, every poem is the mirror of the soul.
love
Agnieszka
What does romantic have to do with poetry?
Paulo only answered one half of the question.
I believe in romance.
I am a poet.
I am a cynic.
I hate tragedy.
Poems are pointless.
So is cynicism.
I am dead.
I still Love you.
xxxx
I am, but I don’t have a favorite. That’s “typical” romance if you ask me. I don’t care too much for “typical” romance. I like thoughtful gestures. That’s more romantic than anything!:)
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