I am trying to think of what to post about gratefulness, in keeping with our upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. It put me in mind of a favorite book of mine, shown above.
http://www.amazon.com/Prayers-Healing-Blessings-Meditations-Around/dp/1573245224/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226182545&sr=1-1
I love it because features daily poems and prayers from all traditions. It contains the second stanza of the poem below:
Last Night As I Was Sleeping
Last night as I was sleeping,
I dreamt—marvelous error!—
that a spring was breaking
out in my heart.
I said: Along which secret aqueduct,
Oh water, are you coming to me,
water of a new life
that I have never drunk?
Last night as I was sleeping,
I dreamt—marvelous error!—
that I had a beehive
here inside my heart.
And the golden bees
were making white combs
and sweet honey
from my old failures.
Last night as I was sleeping,
I dreamt—marvelous error!—
that a fiery sun was giving
light inside my heart.
It was fiery because I felt
warmth as from a hearth,
and sun because it gave light
and brought tears to my eyes.
Last night as I slept,
I dreamt—marvelous error!—
that it was God I had
here inside my heart.
Antonio Machado
Translated by Robert Bly
Isn't it lovely? Any favorites that you'd like to share?
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