Monday, January 13, 2003

The Dream Called Life Comments

Rating: 3.3

From the Spanish of Pedro Calderon de la Barca


A dream it was in which I found myself.
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Edward Fitzgerald
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Mary Kennedy 09 November 2018

Beautiful poem... dreadful reading. She makes it sound like a grocery list.

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sheyara sandres 24 April 2018

what is the speaker objective

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Kumarmani Mahakul 05 March 2018

Beautiful poem having intensive depiction and nice diction.

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Joshua Adeyemi 05 March 2018

That there be nothing after to upbraid Dreamer or doer in the part he played; Whether tomorrow's dawn shall break the spell, A strong Moral. Joshua.

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Edward Kofi Louis 05 March 2018

In the dark tower! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Muzahidul Reza 05 March 2018

I burst the glittering bubble, excellently written using some wonderful imageries and similes

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Subhas Chandra Chakra 05 March 2018

How dreamwise human glories come and go; Whose momentary tenure not to break, Walking as one who knows he soon may wake, So fairly carry the full cup, so well Beautiful stanza, so nicely crafted. 10++++

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Glen Kappy 05 March 2018

I wonder about the translation, how well it gets the diction of the Spanish original. It does work in English, and I like this exploration of what we typically call reality and dream. I am particularly struck by the line, How dreamwise human glories come and go. -GK

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Anil Kumar Panda 05 March 2018

Very nice. Enjoyed the sincerity in the poem. Thanks for sharing.

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Ruta Mohapatra 05 March 2018

'But whether.......he soon may wake'......... liked the lines.

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Ratnakar Mandlik 05 March 2017

Dream wise human glories come and go. Nice inference. Thanks for sharing it here.

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Tom Allport 05 March 2017

a very interesting poem of life's dream?

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Bernard F. Asuncion 05 March 2017

Dawn shall break.... thanks for sharing....

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Edward Kofi Louis 05 March 2017

Which i found myself! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Alice Cordy 13 November 2014

Exceptionally written, enjoyed it. Well done.

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Eric Ericson 13 November 2014

Was I dreaming then or dreaming now? What is reality? What is not? thought provoking, the meter is perfect, He repeats words but is never cliche' or tedious. beautiful!

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* Sunprincess * 27 May 2014

...............a great poem....enjoyed... ~ When dreaming, with the night, shall pass away. ~

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Herman Chiu 15 November 2009

Wonderful poem! Reading this is like revisiting my past dreams, and my present clarity of being 'awake'.

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Ronell Warren Alman 13 November 2009

Lovely piece of poetry written here!

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I read it three years ago and still think it's beautifully written, but reading it this time awakes in me different feelings... After few years of dreaming you reach a certain level of consciousness which allows you to see things clearly, the way they actualy are, the shape they are likely to form into, the consequences of every move either forced by third party interference, planned or played by ear… Dreams get born in our minds and hearts; some of us manage to lift the hard and heavy reality rock and move it to a desired point no matter how distant it seems, some let it slip out their hands for various reasons… Loosing a dream can be compared to awakening, or being reasonable in judging your own chances, or simply discovering the true colours of the destination you chose - learning you’ve chased an illusion…

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