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losconvirtielquerubn.

Volveralosdiecisiete
despusdevivirunsiglo
escomodescifrarsignos
sinsersabiocompetente.
Volveraserderepente
tanfrgilcomounsegundo,
volverasentirprofundo
comounniofrenteaDios,
esoesloquesientoyoenesteinstantefecundo.

Returningtoseventeen

Sevaenredando,enredando,
comoenelmurolahiedra,
yvabrotando,brotando,
comoelmusguitoenlapiedra,ay,sss.
Mipasoretrocedido,
cuandoeldeustedesavanza;
elarcodelasalianzas
hapenetradoenminido
contodosucolorido,
sehapaseadopormisvenas
yhastalasdurascadenas
conquenosataeldestino
escomoundiamantefino
quealumbramialmaserena.
Loquepuedeelsentimiento
nolohapodidoelsaber,
nielmsclaroproceder
nielmsanchopensamiento.
Todolocambiaelmomento
cualmagocondescendiente,
nosalejadulcemente
derencoresyviolencia:
soloelamorconsuciencia
nosvuelvetaninocentes.
Elamorestorbellinodepurezaoriginal;
hastaelferozanimal
susurrasudulcetrino,
detienealosperegrinos,
liberaalosprisioneros;
elamorconsusesmeros
alviejolovuelvenio
yalmalosoloelcario
lovuelvepuroysincero.
Deparenparlaventana
seabricomoporencanto,
entrelamorconsumanto
comounatibiamaana;
alsondesubelladiana
hizobrotareljazmn,
volandocualserafn,alcielolepusoaretes

Returningtoseventeen
Afteracenturyofliving
Islikedecipheringsigns
withoutwisdomorcompetence,
tobeallofasudden
asfragileasasecond,
tofindadeepfeeling
likeachildinfrontofGod,
thatiswhatIfeelinthisfecundinstant.
Entangling,entanglingitmoves,
liketheivyonthewall,
andsoitflowers,anditgrows,
liketinymossonthestone.Ohyesohyes
Mystepsisbackward
whileyourskeepadvancing,
thearchofalliances
haspenetratedmynest,
withallofitswidepalette
ithaswalkedthroughmyveins
andeventhehardchains
withwhichdestinychainsus
islikeafinediamond
thatlightensmyserenesoul.
Whatfeelingscangrasp
knowledgecannotunderstand,
noteventheclearestmove
noteventhewidestthought,
themomentchangeseverything
thecondescendingmagician,
separatesussweetly
fromrancorandviolence,
onlylovewithitsscience
makesusinnocent.
Loveisawhirlwindoforiginalpurity,
eventhefierceanimal
whispersitssweettrill,
stopsthepilgrims,
andliberatestheprisoners,
lovewithitsbestefforts
turnstheoldintoachild
andonlyaffection
canturnthebadpureandsincere.
Thefullyopenwindow
openedbypureenchantment
loveenteredwithitsblanket
likealukewarmmorning,

themelodyofitsbeautifulDiana
promptedthefloweringofjasmine,
flyinglikeaseraphim

placedearringsinthesky
andmyyearsinseventeen
cherubdidconvert.