Last Night as I was Sleeping

Last night as I was sleeping,
I dreamt
- marvellous error! -
that a spring was breakingout in my heart
I said: Along which secret aqueduct
Oh water, are you coming to me,water of a new life
that I have never drunk?
Last night as I was sleeping,
I dreamt
- marvellous error! -
that I had a beehive
here inside my heart.
And the golden bees
were making white combs and sweet honey from my old failures.
Last night as I was sleeping,
I dreamt
- marvellous error! -
that a fiery sun was giving
light inside my heart.
It was fiery because
I felt,warmth as from a hearth,
and sun because it gave light
and brought tears to my eyes.
Last night as I was sleeping,
I dreamt
- marvellous error! -
That it was God I had
here inside my heart.

Antonio Machado
translated by
Robert Bly