Those Who Do Not Dance Poem by Gabriela Mistral
Those Who Do Not Dance
A crippled child
Said, “How shall I dance?”
Let your heart dance
We said.
Then the invalid said:
“How shall I sing?”
Let your heart sing
We said
Then spoke the poor dead thistle,
But I, how shall I dance?”
Let your heart fly to the wind
We said.
Then God spoke from above
“How shall I descend from the blue?”
Come dance for us here in the light
We said.
All the valley is dancing
Together under the sun,
And the heart of him who joins us not
Is turned to dust, to dust.
Then God spoke from above “How shall I descend from the blue? ” Come dance for us here in the light We said. All the valley is dancing Together under the sun, the h eart of the one who joins.... very fine poem. tony
What does the last stanza mean? I'm having a hard time translating it into context.
lol there are like 20something comments on the octopus and like 4 here
This poem sux, though WSC asked us to analyze it, it sux, and it was made real difficult to be analyzed due to the tone
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/25/2024 1:26:02 PM # 1.0.0.1119
i couldn't understand the last para