Soneto de la Noche
When I die, I want your hands upon my eyes;
I want the light and the wheat of your beloved hands
to pass their freshness over me one more time:
I want to feel the gentleness that changed my destiny.
I want you to live while I wait for you, asleep,
I want your ears to still hear the wind,
I want you to smell the scent of the sea we both loved,
and to continue walking on the sand we walked on.
I want all that I love to keep on living,
and you whom I loved and sang above all things
to keep flowering into full bloom.
So that you can touch all that my love provides you,
so that my shadow may pass over your hair,
so that all may know the reason for my song.
- Pablo Neruda
What would you wish upon your end, and for whom would you wish it?
2 comments:
When I die,I would like my family to be with me near the end.
I would want them to remember the good times and fun,and to get together in joy,and live their lives in appreciation of all they have.
No moroseness.
I would like my children to find me in their most peaceful dreams, slipping my hand into theirs.
When this daydream/reverie/träumerei closes, I'd like my final chord to be as harmonious as this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgvSYHu7rfE&feature=related
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