Saudade)
This is a division;
a dissection of blood cells;
a severance of the colors on a canvas.
Separating waters - Moses' staff in the air.
We are singing parting songs into each other's eyes
because we are slurring our words across the pavement.
One final moment slips through the palms of our hands,
flows through the back of our minds,
and calls our hearts to break.
This is goodbye.
Retrouvailles)
And, after all of this,
I will see you again in
the brightness of dawn,
the twilight of dusk.
I will see you again in
the blossoms of Spring,
in the fervor of Summer,
in the colors of Autumn,
in the snowflakes of Winter.
I will see you again.
This is hello.
Oct 18, 2012
Oct 18, 2012 at 12:54 AM UTC
Saudade)
This is a division;
a dissection of blood cells;
a severance of the colors on a canvas.
Separating waters - Moses' staff in the air.
We are singing parting songs into each other's eyes
because we are slurring our words across the pavement.
One final moment slips through the palms of our hands,
flows through the back of our minds,
and calls our hearts to break.
This is goodbye.
Retrouvailles)
And, after all of this,
I will see you again in
the brightness of dawn,
the twilight of dusk.
I will see you again in
the blossoms of Spring,
in the fervor of Summer,
in the colors of Autumn,
in the snowflakes of Winter.
I will see you again.
This is hello.
saudade: the feeling of longing for something or someone that you love and which is lost.
retrouvailles : the happiness of meeting again after a long time.
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