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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Rose Marie Juan-austin 10 October 2025

A great poem brilliantly expressed. Very interesting.

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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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