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Fernando Pessoa
The Fernando Pessoa House has a unique treasure: the private library of this great literary figure. It’s not very often one can find an entire library belonging to a writer with Pessoa’s universal dimension.
Constantine Petrou Cavafy
The Cavafy Archive website was created by the Center for Neo-Hellenic Studies and is owned by the Onassis Foundation. It contains all of Cavafy’s major works in the translation of Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard (edited by G.P. Savidis)- Sophie Hannah Official Sophie Hannah Website
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THE KEEPER OF FLOCKS – XLI
In the twilight days of summer, sometimes, Even if there is no breeze anywhere, it seems, What passes, for one moment, is a light breeze … But the trees remain immobile In all the leaves of their leaves And our … Continue reading
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Tagged Illusions, Imperfection, Life, Listening, Poets, Resilience, Seeing, Truth
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THE KEEPER OF FLOCKS – XXXVIII
Blessed be the same sun in other lands Which makes me brother and sister with all people Because everyone, at that one moment of the day, they see like me, And after that pure moment Cleansed and susceptible They come … Continue reading
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Tagged Joy, Life, Listening, Love, Poetry, Seeing, Truth
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THE KEEPER OF FLOCKS – XXXIX
The mystery of things, where is she? Where is she that does not appear At least to show us that it is all a mystery? Who knows the river and who knows the tree And me, I am no more … Continue reading
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Tagged Joy, Learning, Life, Listening, Seeing, Truth
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THE KEEPER OF FLOCKS – XXVII
Only Nature is divine, and she is not divine… If sometime I speak of her as a being It is that to talk about her I need to use the language of men Which gives personality to things, And imposes … Continue reading
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Tagged Knowledge, Muse, Poetry, Truth
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THE KEEPER OF FLOCKS – XVa
These four songs, I wrote them whilst I was sick. Now they are written I no longer think of them. Let us rejoice, if we can, in our sickness, As we may never find her full health, Like those people … Continue reading
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Tagged Joy, Life, Poetry, Reality, Resilience, Seeing
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