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Poem

Meira Delmar

THE SPLENDOR

I never knew its name

It could
have been love, a bit
of happiness, or simp-
ly nothing.

But it lighted up
the day in such a way
that its glow
endures.

It endures.
And it burns.

EL RESPLANDOR

EL RESPLANDOR

Nunca supe su nombre

Pudo
ser el amor, un poco
de alegría, o simple-
mente nada.

Pero encendió
de tal manera el día,
que todavía
dura su lumbre.

Dura.
Y quema.
Close

THE SPLENDOR

I never knew its name

It could
have been love, a bit
of happiness, or simp-
ly nothing.

But it lighted up
the day in such a way
that its glow
endures.

It endures.
And it burns.

THE SPLENDOR

I never knew its name

It could
have been love, a bit
of happiness, or simp-
ly nothing.

But it lighted up
the day in such a way
that its glow
endures.

It endures.
And it burns.
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