sexta-feira, maio 13, 2005

Eldorado


Gaily bedight,
A gallant knight,
In sunshine and in shadow,
Had journeyed long,
Singing a song,
In search of Eldorado.

But he grew old -
This knight so bold -
And o'er his heart a shadow
Fell as he found
No spot of ground
That looked like Eldorado.

And, as his strength
Failed him at length,
He met a pilgrim shadow -
"Shadow," said he,
"Where can it be -
This land of Eldorado?"

"Over the mountains
Of the Moon,
Down the Valley of the Shadow,
Ride, boldly ride,"
The shade replied -
"If you seek for Eldorado!"

Edgar Allan Poe

Comments:
Encontraremos o nosso Eldorado? Espero que sim! Mas não será com cavalgadas, será com a serenidade que só a segurança nos dá. Talvez não seja o Eldorado e sim o Nirnava: a mim serve-me perfeitamente.
 
Ainda ontem estive com o livro de poesia na mão...
Porquê que os textos do Edgar Allen Poe cheiram sempre a terra?
 
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