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The Flight of the Bird Passing VII: Poems of Fernando Pessoa

Posted on May 31, 2020 by randomyriad

I only ask the gods to grant me   I only ask the gods to grant me That I nothing of them. Happiness is a burden, Good Fortune a yoke, Both bespeaking to secure a state, Not composed or discomposed, … Continue reading →

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The Flight of the Bird Passing VI: Poems of Fernando Pessoa

Posted on May 25, 2020 by randomyriad

Recalling who I was , I see somebody else   Recalling who I was, I see somebody else. In memory the past becomes the present.      Who I was is somebody I love,      Yet only in a … Continue reading →

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The Flight of the Bird Passing V: Poems of Fernando Pessoa

Posted on May 24, 2020 by randomyriad

One after another, hard-pressed waves   One after another, hard-pressed waves Curl in their green motion And hiss white foam into The brownness of sea shores.   Leisurely clouds one after another Break open their round motion And sun burns … Continue reading →

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