spanish poem

and so it goes
the lightning flashed, and lifted
they in the darkness gather and ask
through the broad earth's aching breast
i have known the silence of the stars and of the sea
have you seen walking through the village
the rain was over, and the brilliant air
there is no escape by the river
often i think of the beautiful town
there were three in the meadow by the brook
it was the autumn of the year
dear wife
those black eyes i once so praised