Vives En Mi Memoria Poem by Kim Barney

Kim Barney

Kim Barney

I was born in a bank - - my mother went there and made a deposit

Vives En Mi Memoria

Rating: 5.0

Tú estás aquí
Muy cerca de mí.
No... no estás...
Hace años que no te veo.
Pero te veo todavía
En mi mente...
Tan bella como siempre.
Tu sonrisa divina...
Vives en mi memoria.
Calderón tenía razón:
La vida es sueño.

English translation:

You are here
very close to me.
No... you are not (here) ...
I haven't seen you for years.
But I still see you
in my mind...
As beautiful as always.
Your divine smile...
You live in my memory.
Calderón was right:
Life is a dream.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
I wrote this poem maybe twenty or thirty years ago, when I was teaching Spanish. I had not even remembered ever writing a poem in Spanish until I found a yellow paper in a box in my basement while I was cleaning. The paper has this poem (with no title) written in my handwriting. Pedro Antonio Calderón de la Barca (1600-1681) was a famous Spanish poet and playwright. One of his plays was 'La vida es sueño' (Life is a Dream) .
COMMENTS OF THE POEM

Poor me! Spanish is Greek to me, Kim.

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Kim Barney 06 February 2025

Ah, but your English is good, Unni, and the translation is there. Thanks for commenting.

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Sandra Feldman 03 February 2025

Un poema tan precioso! Como pudiste dejarlo solo y abandonado durante tanto tiempo! Viva su redescubrimiento.!

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Kim Barney 06 February 2025

Querida Sandra, Muchas gracias por tu comentario. Que tengas un buen dia!

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 02 February 2025

A beautiful poem of love. Very, very touching. It is just amazing to know that the paper is still existing despite passage of time.. Well done! I can understand some words in Spanish and it's good you have the English translation..

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Kim Barney 06 February 2025

Dear Rose Marie, thank you so much for your comment.

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Cowboy Ron Williams 01 February 2025

Excellent poem, Kim, both the Spanish version and the English translation! Five stars!

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Kim Barney 06 February 2025

Ron, thank you. Your comment is truly appreciated.

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