THE KEEPER OF FLOCKS – XXXV

The moonlight through the high branches,
The poets all say that it’s more
Than the moonlight through the high branches.

But for me I’m not sure what I think,
What the moonlight through the high branches
Is, apart from being
The moonlight through the high branches,
It’s being is nothing more
Than the moonlight through the high branches.

David Scanlon – England – (1963 – )

Pessoa, F. (2018) Poems of Alberto Caeiro. In Portuguese and translated to English by David Scanlon. The Foolish Poet Press, Wilmslow, Portugal. THE KEEPER OF FLOCKS - XXXV. Page Number 50.

O luar através dos altos ramos,
Dizem os poetas todos que ele é mais
Que o luar através dos altos ramos.

Mas para mim, que não sei o que penso,
O que o luar através dos altos ramos
É, além de ser
O luar através dos altos ramos,
É não ser mais
Que o luar através dos altos ramos.

Fernando Pessoa

Fernando Pessoa – Portugal – (1888 - 1935)

Caeiro, A. (1914)[1946] ”O Guardador de Rebanos”  In Poemas de Alberto Caeiro (Nota explicativa e notas de João Gaspar Simões e Luiz de Montalvor.) Ática: Lisboa.

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