hmhpoetry: Nobel Prize winner Wislawa Szymborska passed away today, at 88 years old. She says it best herself: A Note  Life is the only way  to get covered in leaves,  catch your breath on the sand,  rise on wings;  to be a dog,  or stroke its warm fur;  to tell pain  from everything it’s not;  to squeeze inside events,  dawdle in views,  to seek the least of all possible mistakes.  An extraordinary chance  to remember for a moment  a conversation held  with the lamp switched off;  and if only once  to stumble upon a stone,  end up soaked in one downpour or another,  mislay your keys in the grass;  and to follow a spark on the wind with your eyes;  and to keep on not knowing  something important.  Wislawa inspired me when I was writing. I am very sad to see her go.
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hmhpoetry:

Nobel Prize winner Wislawa Szymborska passed away today, at 88 years old. She says it best herself:

A Note 

Life is the only way 

to get covered in leaves, 

catch your breath on the sand, 

rise on wings; 

to be a dog, 

or stroke its warm fur; 

to tell pain 

from everything it’s not; 

to squeeze inside events, 

dawdle in views, 

to seek the least of all possible mistakes. 

An extraordinary chance 

to remember for a moment 

a conversation held 

with the lamp switched off; 

and if only once 

to stumble upon a stone, 

end up soaked in one downpour or another, 

mislay your keys in the grass; 

and to follow a spark on the wind with your eyes; 

and to keep on not knowing 

something important. 

Wislawa inspired me when I was writing. I am very sad to see her go.

(via blanddiva11)

Source: hmhpoetry

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