9.21.2010

Marvelous Errors

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.

- Antonio Machado, translated by Robert Bly
 
(Hanging Rock State Park, July 2010)

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