Neruda had his first dream,
First meeting with the Moon and the Sun
In sunny La Mancha, hiding in his heart,
Where he learned how to sing like a nightingale.

Dejan Stojanovic

Tags: sun heart moon singing neruda pablo-neruda nightingale dejan-stojanovic la-mancha

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Marquez was not born in Colombia.
He was born in Macondo,
And his Macondo is his La Mancha.

Dejan Stojanovic

Tags: birth colombia gabriel-garcia-marquez macondo la-mancha

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Don Quixote is not just Don Quixote;
La Mancha is not just geography;
It is our personal territory—
Terra Nostra.

Dejan Stojanovic

Tags: geography literature don-quixote la-mancha terra-nostra

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Those in Argentina, Mexico and Peru,
Colombia and the Caribbean
Bear La Mancha and Quixote in their hearts
For he is an ultimate and overlooked Don Juan.

Dejan Stojanovic

Tags: caribbean colombia hearts don-quixote don-juan ultimate quixote la-mancha overlooked

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