“I Am Not I”

March 27, 2016 Mary Elyn Bahlert

“I Am Not I”
By Juan Ramón Jiménez (translated by Robert Bly)
I am not I.
I am this one
walking beside me whom I do not see,
whom at times I manage to visit,
and whom at other times I forget;
who remains calm and silent while I talk,
and forgives, gently, when I hate,
who walks where I am not,
who will remain standing when I die.

Published by Mary Elyn Bahlert

I am a spiritual seeker, a seeker who has "taken a drink from many cups." I love to accompany others on the deeper journey to witness to their True Self. Now a writer, photographer and poet, I have retired from full-time ministry as a pastor in downtown Oakland, CA. View all posts by Mary Elyn Bahlert

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Linda Weingarten says:

March 29, 2016 at 6:47 pm

Love it….

Linda

On Sun, Mar 27, 2016 at 2:48 PM, TheWisdomYears.wordpress.com wrote:

> thewisdomyears posted: ” “I Am Not I” By Juan Ramón Jiménez (translated by > Robert Bly) I am not I. I am this one walking beside me whom I do not see, > whom at times I manage to visit, and whom at other times I forget; who > remains calm and silent while I talk, and forgi” >

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Edissa Nicolas says:

April 1, 2016 at 6:41 pm

Reblogged this on Karma Compass.

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