This may be the last day of my life.
I lifted my right hand to wave at the sun,
but I did not wave at it in farewell.
I was glad I could still see it - that's all.
~ Fernando Pessoa
translation by Richard Zenith
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2 comments:
Yes, a new appreciation for "the cosmos" arises...For the whole of the Cosmos. At least it did for me... :)
such a fabulous miraculous miracle to be, and with eyes to see.
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