PANGS
LOVE & GLORY
On sand and on wind
the heavens have smelted all!
The world of clay the same
as the world of sentiment.
From a groundwork of love and glory
they are but air and sand.
Towers by which through illusion
world and hearts are filled;
those of the world are sand,
and air those of the heart!
Ramón de Campoamor
Translation by Paul Adkin