Is My Soul Asleep?
Antonio Machado
Is my soul asleep?
Have those beehives that labor
at night stopped? And the water-
wheel of thought,
is it dry, the cups empty,
wheeling, carrying only shadows?
No, my soul is not asleep,
It is awake, wide awake.
It neither sleeps nor dreams, but watches,
its clear eyes open,
far-off things, and listens
at the shores of the great silence.
Pray: Psalm 8
When I look at the stars,
the skies,
the heavens…
I think, “Who am I?”
Who am I that You
Creator of the ends of the universe
Notice me?
Think of me?
Care about me?
Who am I?
I am Yours.
Yours.
Yours.
Thank You…
Thank You…
Thank You…
For caring about me.
