Monday 20 August 2007

ROBERTO DE LUNA

FROM "FACING WEST, FROM CALIFORNIA'S SHORES"
Walt Whitman (1819–1892). Leaves of Grass. 1900.
"Facing West from California’s Shores"

Facing west, from California’s shores,
Inquiring, tireless, seeking what is yet unfound,
I, a child, very old, over waves, towards the house of maternity, the land of migrations, look afar,
Look off the shores of my Western Sea—the circle almost circled;
For, starting westward from Hindustan, from the vales of Kashmere,
From Asia—from the north—from the God, the sage, and the hero,
From the south—from the flowery peninsulas, and the spice islands;
Long having wander’d since—round the earth having wander’d,
Now I face home again—very pleas’d and joyous;
(But where is what I started for, so long ago?
And why is it yet unfound?)

2 comments:

Fudgewhiff Mc Fudglesfart said...

Looks Great!

toby said...

Roberto is my favorite artist.