As national poetry month is nearly over I d thought i d highlight another poet i like Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881-1958) the andalusian poet who used the french pure poetry style and wrote quite short poems he won the nobel prize in 1956 and is regarded as one of spains greatest poets .These poems were translated by J B Trend and J L Gill in the sixties .
Memorey.
a stream is flowing in the depths
of my spirit ,undermining me
I can hardly maintain
my strength.No help comes to me
from Heaven .Even stars
decive me :none are there
above me ,only below me ,in the depths ..
Am i ? i shall be !
I shall be – turned to a ripple
on the stream of memory . . .
With you ,flowing water !
Juan Ramón Jiménez
I feel awful that I hadn’t heard of him even though he was a Nobel winner! Thank you for sharing the poem.
not sure if he is still in print my copy from sixties ,lovely short poems ,all thought provoking ,all the best stu
Stu, the poem is wonderful. I will have to dig some of his poetry up.
his poems are wonderfully simple and touching at same time,stu
This is a lovely poem, thanks for highlighting it. It is really one that is making me think!
your welcome amy ,all best stu
Platero and I by Juan Ramon Jimenez is one of my favorite books. It’s about the simple joys of life and the little donkey Platero. Time to re-read it…