"The Dark Night of the Soul"

[jij]

My friend-of-a-friend (technically friend-of-my-sister) who's starting to get into slash and made that Star Trek tribute video went to see TDK last night and said she was amazed by it:  "This film does not back off from darkness and hurt, from saying, 'It really is as bad as you think.' The only comfort it offers is an antihero who can take it, on

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...would I be a party pooper if I mentioned it's by St. Joan of the Cross? ..no slash, sadness! ..unless it was femslash, which I wouldn't really doubt :P Sor Juana has gorgeous poetry -and she was totally kickass!-, though I had never read this one in particular! it's a beautiful poem! I find her love poems written to God especially compelling -she didn't shy away from the love that flesh is capable of offering, and yet her offer was... to a spiritual being. Probably what makes them age so well, too, since one can always relate to the elation of a secret love... which is odd, since I guess spirituality changes more often than our reactions when in love... though, I guess, like you say, as long as it's the one we long for, we can relate, no matter what kind of one is! You know what, I can't tell the love poem from the worship poems at all. I suck at this! thus, I shall just say I like the poem, and to hell with what it was meant to be, lol (I got myself intrigued about her life, and am reading her biography, and all I thought I knew was wrong! thus my multiple editing!)

The translation is beautiful, too! Hohoho, I actually understood it a bit better in English, the Spanish is a bit old fashioned :P

I am having a horrible couple of days, though the drama has diminished. I should write you, but... I should get my act together first... *snugs* I hope you can watch the movie this weekend! yessss!

[jij]

You know what, I can't tell the love poem from the worship poems at all.

I agree! That's part of what I love about it...I really adore the very passionate female hermits and mystics who clearly, well, lusted after God, body and soul. It's very, very intense and intimate.