Detente, sombra de mi bien esquivo

by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

Un soneto barroco sobre la imagen del ser amado y el poder de la imaginación.

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Detente, sombra de mi bien esquivo, imagen del hechizo que más quiero, bella ilusión por quien alegre muero, dulce ficción por quien penosa vivo. Si al imán de tus gracias, atractivo, sirve mi pecho de obediente acero, ¿para qué me enamoras lisonjero si has de burlarme luego fugitivo?

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Text source: Wikisource
Author: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Language: Spanish
Text rights: CC BY-SA 4.0
Credit: Detente, sombra de mi bien esquivo, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Spanish original; transcription by Wikisource contributors, revision 1393112, CC BY-SA 4.0. Contributor history: https://es.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=Detente_sombra&action=history. Formatting adapted for reading; navigation and editorial interface removed. Original author died 1695; no universal public-domain claim is made.

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