Today in Language: Alfonso Reyes
El escritor y político Alfonso Reyes nació el 17 de mayo, 1889. Escribió su poema "Apenas" en 1927 en la ciudad de Buenos Aires:
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The Mexican writer Alfonso Reyes was born on May 17, 1889.
A veces, hecho de nada,
sube un efluvio del suelo.
De repente, a la callada,
suspira de aroma el cedro.
Como somos la delgada
disolución de un secreto,
a poco que cede el alma
desborda la fuente un sueño.
¡Mísera cosa la vaga
razón cuando, en el silencio,
una como resolana
me baja, de tu recuerdo!
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The Mexican writer Alfonso Reyes was born on May 17, 1889.
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