Jorge Luis Borges: 'Sabados'

There's times when you are struck by the fact that some writers truly have a gift for words. I may not be that writer, but I know one who did.

Jorge Luis Borges, one of my personal heroes, couldn't have expressed beauty better than in the poem below. I couldn't find an English translation. When I do, I'll post it here, as well. For those of you who can read Spanish, take a look.

Sábados

Afuera hay un ocaso, alhaja oscura
engastada en el tiempo,
y una honda ciudad ciega
de hombres que no te vieron.

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