With the eyes closed

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Quien ha visto con los ojos abiertos, puede volver a ver, pero con los ojos cerrados.

Who has seen with the eyes open can see again, but with the eyes closed.

Antonia Porchia, Voices, translated by W.S. Merwin

The soul of one

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El alma de todos sólo es el alma de cada uno.

The soul of all is only the soul of each one.

Antonia Porchia, Voices, translated by W.S. Merwin

The shadows

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Las sombras: unas ocultan, otras descubren.

The shadows: some hide, others reveal.

Antonia Porchia, Voices, translated by W.S. Merwin

Seeing

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Vemos por algo que nos ilumina; por algo que no vemos.

We see by means of something which illumines us, which we do not see.

Antonia Porchia, Voices, translated by W.S. Merwin

Carrying a sun

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Hasta el más pequeño de los seres lleva un sol en los ojos.

Even the smallest of creatures carries a sun in its eyes.

Antonia Porchia, Voices, translated by W.S. Merwin