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Escucho la Risa
by Lulu Alder
Entre la esperanza y la desilusión
en la calma de usted... encuentro la paz.
Oro a veces, pero la mayorÃa del tiempo, escucho.
Escucho a los sonidos de Dios en las flores,
en el viento, en el verano,
y en el hogar.
La duda derrite cuando escucho a las oraciones de lirios moteados.
Creo en más cuando he llegado a ser más.
La esperanza es más, la calma es más, la paz es más
cuando el respeto para otros es más.
Todo de Dios es más en el escuchar.
Su amor caritativo se encuentra en la risa de pradera.
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Between the hope and the disillusionment
in the calm of you...I find peace.
I pray at times, but the majority of the time, I listen.
I listen to the sounds of God in the flowers,
in the wind, in the summer,
and in the home.
The doubt melts away when I listen to the prayers of dappled lilies.
I believe in more when I have become more.
The hope is more, the calm is more, the peace is more
when the respect for others is more.
All of God is more in the listening.
His charitable love is found in the meadow's laughter.
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07/18/2006 Author's Note: This was an activity in my Spanish class. We were to write a poem inspired by Octavio Paz's "Entre lo Que Veo y Digo."
Posted on 07/18/2006
Copyright © 2024 Lulu Alder
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Vere Mantratriad on 07/19/06 at 05:49 AM I'm glad you included both the spanish and english...I think it really adds to it. "I believe in more when I have become more." is a fantastic line. Hope you got an A :) |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 07/20/06 at 04:29 PM Most excellent - and I'm so glad you included both! |
| Posted by Cassandra Leigh on 07/20/06 at 07:42 PM Que hermosa. Me encanta que escribas en español porque la lengua me parece mas elegante que ingles. Muy bien hecho. |
| Posted by Michelle Angelini on 07/20/06 at 07:55 PM A+++ and congratulations on POTD. The gentle side of nature is found in quiet communion with God. I know my monarch butterflies have landed on the flowers and in the meadows.
~'Chelle~ |
| Posted by Kristine Briese on 07/21/06 at 01:39 AM Wonderful choice for POTD. The meadow's laughter, indeed. I wish I'd written it. |
| Posted by Julie Adams on 07/27/06 at 05:23 PM this is an amazing poem, line breaks and flow, subject and execution, esp. loved that it can be read in both languages, the images you evoke an omnipotent grace only God can conjure...so much I loved, but if I had to pick a favorite line: "The doubt melts away when I listen to the prayers of dappled lilies. "...a pleasure to read you...congrats on a great poem! Peace, *jewels* |
| Posted by Steve Baba on 11/27/08 at 04:16 PM Excellent read. Got me to use my Spanish which I hadn't used in a while. Good job. |
| Posted by Steve Baba on 11/27/08 at 04:16 PM Whoops! didn't see tyhe translation on the right side there. My translation was pretty much the same though... |
| Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 10/22/14 at 01:35 PM you choose your powerful words very delicately and meditatively, in their journeying toward the soul's tranquility. |
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