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The Sea And The Man

You will not tame this sea

either by humility or rapture.

But you can laugh

in its face.

Laughter

was invented by those

who live briefly

as a burst of laughter.

The eternal sea

will never learn to laugh.

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1909-1984 / Polish

LinesWords: 1039

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