Tuesday, August 20, 2013

full moon: Endymion


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------------Endimión

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Se cuenta que Selene la luna
se enamoró del pastor

devoto a las estrellas.
Casta aun no tan fría
como la doncella cazadora
encontrándolo dormido 

le besó los ojos cerrados
dándole sueño eterno.
Así lo riega de besos
mientras él duerme.

Es posible imaginar
que esos besos le basten
a la luna — pero ¿a él?
Tal vez le provoquen
esos húmedos sueños de vuelo
para valerle su sueño total.




-----------------------© Rafael Jesús González 2013









------------Endymion


It is told that Selene the moon
fell in love with the shepherd

devoted to the stars.
Chaste perhaps but not as cold
as the maiden huntress,
coming upon him as he slept,
she kissed his closed eyes
giving him eternal sleep. 

So she showers him
with kisses as he sleeps.

It is possible to imagine 
that those kisses were enough
for the moon — but for him?
Perhaps they may provoke
those wet dreams of flying
to make worthwhile his total sleep. 




---------------------------© Rafael Jesús González 2013


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