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Cecília Meireles on Mother's Day

1901–1964 Brazil

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"Introduction"
Here is my heritage:
This solitary sea —
On one side it was love
And on the other forgetfulness.

the original Portuguese into English by John Nist in Modern Brazilian Poetry: An Anthology (1962)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Cecília Meireles (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.