Sunday, July 25, 2010

Sunday Poetry: Octavio Paz

Brotherhood


I am a man: little do I last
and the night is enormous.
But I look up:
the stars write.
Unknowing I understand:
I too am written,
and at this very moment
someone spells me out.

--Octavio Paz

1 Comments:

Blogger shrimplate said...

Thank you Diane. It's always good to see thoughtful verse posted on the intertubules.

7:07 PM  

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