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| Title | Spanish Poems for Graduating Seniors |
| Body | A recent request on the FLTEACH listserv for Spanish-language poems that might be appropriate on gifts to graduating seniors received several suggestions. These might be useful for a variety of similar occasions. ---- Sometimes I make a copy of the Borges poem "Instantes" and give it to special seniors. Lilles, L. Re: quote for senior gifts. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (9 May 2006). ---- One of my favorite Spanish professors gave us this poem on a class picture. I pulled it off the Web, so it's worth double checking the words and citation. Caminante, no hay camino Caminante, no hay camino, se hace camino al andar. Al andar se hace el camino, y al volver la vista atrás se ve la senda que nunca se ha de volver a pisar. Here is an Internet translation from http://www.unhooked.com/poetry/caminante.htm Walker, there is no road Walker, there is no road. The road is made as you walk. As you walk the road is made and when you look behind you you see the trail you will never step on again. Antonio Machado (Spanish, 1875-1939) Sragovics, L. Caminante or Juventud...: Re: quote for senior gifts. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (9 May 2006). |
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