I dreamt -- marvellous error! -- that I had a beehive here inside my heart. And the golden bees were making white combs and sweet honey from my old failures.
Antonio MachadoAbout author
- Author's profession: Poet
- Nationality: spanish
- Born: July 26, 1875
- Died: February 22, 1939
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