Wind and
Water and Stone
The water
hollowed the stone,
the wind dispersed the water,
the stone stopped the wind.
Water and wind and stone.
the wind dispersed the water,
the stone stopped the wind.
Water and wind and stone.
The wind
sculpted the stone,
the stone is a cup of water,
The water runs off and is wind.
Stone and wind and water.
the stone is a cup of water,
The water runs off and is wind.
Stone and wind and water.
The wind
sings in its turnings,
the water murmurs as it goes,
the motionless stone is quiet.
Wind and water and stone.
the water murmurs as it goes,
the motionless stone is quiet.
Wind and water and stone.
One is
the other and is neither:
among their empty names
they pass and disappear,
water and stone and wind.
among their empty names
they pass and disappear,
water and stone and wind.
~ Octavio Paz ~
(Translated by Mark
Strand, The Collected
Poems of Octavio Paz, 1957-1987)
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