Quotes from Meaning — Czesław Miłosz
1911–2004 Poland
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When I die, I will see the lining of the world.
The other side, beyond bird, mountain, sunset.
Meaning (1991)
— And if there is no lining to the world?
If a thrush on a branch is not a sign,
But just a thrush on the branch? If night and day
Make no sense following each other?
Meaning (1991)
— Even if that is so, there will remain
A word wakened by lips that perish,
A tireless messenger who runs and runs
Through interstellar fields, through the revolving galaxies,
And calls out, protests, screams.
Meaning (1991)