ENGLISH:
That evening I sat
on a stone bench
gazing at the evening sun
over the peaceful ocean.
Birds flew across the sky
sun reflected on the water.
I sensed everything.
Closed my eyes
felt the breeze
filling my soul.
Gazed at the sun again
and hoped one day
it would dry my open wounds.
The sun set magestic
the sky slowly turned red
like the wounds you inflicted
on me.
Unwantedly.
There was no other way.
It was meant to be.
I shall stare at the sun
and thus hope
my still open wounds
will heal with the passing
of time.
CATALÀ: Aquell vespre
Aquell vespre em vaig asseure
en un banc de pedra
contemplant el sol de la tarda
sobre l’oceà pacífic.
Els ocells volaven pel cel,
el sol reflectit a l’aigua.
Vaig sentir-ho tot.
Amb els ulls tancats
sentia la brisa
omplint la meva ànima.
Vaig contemplar de nou el sol
i vaig esperar que un dia
m’assecaria les ferides obertes.
El sol es va pondre, magestuós,
el cel es tornà vermell
com les ferides que vas infligir
en mi.
Sense voler.
No hi havia altra opció.
Havia de ser així.
Contemplaré el sol
i d’aquesta manera esperaré
que les meves ferides encara obertes
es curin amb el pas
del temps.
© May 2018 Marta Pombo Sallés
this is so beautifully genuine. “burn my wounds away”- (my favorite part)
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I enjoyed reading this so much…both in English and in Catala. Beautiful!
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Thank you, Renee.
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I travelled to Barcelona & Figueres
to find Salvador and Pablo.
I slept under the Catalan Sun.
A stirring within
a Celtic awakening …
Am I now too a true Catalonian?
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Well, that is in your heart, a little part of a Catalan soul. 😃
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Beautiful!
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Thank you, Lawrence.
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the images of nature you use are very active and stimulating imagination. Deep poetic feelings
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Thank you, so glad you appreciate this.
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I so love this. The nature, the thoughts and the pain so beautifully portrayed. I wish I could read Spanish 😊
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It is not Spanish, but Catalan. However I wrote the original poem in English as usual. So glad you loved it.
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Oh. Thanks for letting me know
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I love it. Well done.
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Thank you, Roy.
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You are always welcome
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😃🌟
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So visual and beautiful!!
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Thank you.
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😃
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An evening that was set to heal looks so beautiful in the image too.
The same old Sun brings everywhere its effect on everyone.
You have brought the nature into your lines so eloquently in two languages.
Nice!
🎶🌷
Shiva
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Thank you.
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Beautiful image and lovely heart touching words..
The sun so glorious and mighty says the wound will heal the pain will decede. Just have faith close ur eyes and feel the breeze..
Time is a big healer..
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I feel so happy that so many of you like this. Thank you for your kind words and for the follow.
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It was really my pleasure to read it..
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I want to visit Catalonia! Thank you for this!
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You are welcome to visit.
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“Gazed at the sun again
and hoped one day
it would dry my open wounds.” — this is beautiful.
Y gracias por tu comentario bueno por agradecer mi comentario en el blog Mavdi. Estoy descubriendo tu blog y me encanta. Gracias. Kenza. (y por si el castellano te sorprende, soy mexicana… un abrazo!)
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Muchas gracias, Kenza. 😊 Me alegro mucho de que te guste. Voy a mirar tu blog ahora. I just prefer to use English because the majority of my blog followers are English speakers and so it becomes our common language.
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Thanks for the follow, and great Piece. Well written!
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Thank you. I am glad you like it.
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Beautifully penned.
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So glad you like it and thank you so much for the follow.
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I loved Barcelona when I went there. Totally my vibe. Would love to visit. Hey do you have instagram? @alicethewondrous if you do. We can DM. This is sad. The landscape is beautiful but the feeling is of pain that does not heal. The wait. For healing. The wait. 👏💞👏👏🖤
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Yes, the wait. You have perceived the poem as it exactly is. I do not have instagram. If you ever come back to Barcelona I’d be great to meet you in person. I don’t know what DM means (English is my third language!)
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Direct message. You would if you had it. Aww that is a pity. If u ever decide to come to Ireland, let me know too. %)
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Sure. 😊
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So many lovely things about this. The nature. Your words.
Beautifully expressed.
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Thank you so much! Your words mean a lot to me.
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