Last Night As I Was Sleeping Poem by Antonio Machado

Missing last two verses: Is my soul asleep? Have those beehives that labor at night stopped? And the water wheel of thought, is it dry, the cups empty, wheeling, carrying only shadows? No my soul is not asleep. It is awake, wide awake. It neither sleeps nor dreams, but watches, its clear eyes open, far-off things, and listens at the shores of the great silence.

Thank you, whoever did, for having sent such a beautiful poem, specially in Spanish, though the translation is good. Don´t miss all Antonio Machado, readers.

Please credit the translator as well. This version is from Times Alone: Selected Poems of Antonio Machado, Translated by Robert Bly. There is a good discussion and video reading at http: //writingandhealing.org/last-night-as-i-lay-sleeping There are other possible translations. The blogger says: The original Spanish word translated as error is illusion and can also be translated as vision. I dreamt – a marvelous vision! – a blessed vision! – that a spring was breaking out in my heart. But Bly's translation is best known, and adds depth and mystery with the contradiction marvelous error.

He does not believe the revelations of his dreams i.e the transformative realities he often refers to as marvelous errors- too real to be true. He probably feels is undeserving of God in his heart owing to his imperfections as a human. God's love for us is unconditional regardless.

Congratulations for the Modern Poem Of The Day. Most deserving poem!

The final stanza is the best: God in your heart, that is marvelous, that is the final dream and so wonderful: God in your heart.5 Stars Full

Last night as I slept, I dreamt—marvelous error! — that it was God I had here inside my heart...... brilliant conclusion. A beautiful poem is nicely executed.

Marvelous poem.