XIV - This covers me, that erst had the blue sky.

by Fernando Pessoa · 1920
Published 01/07/1920

This covers me, that erst had the blue sky.

This soil treads me, that once I trod. My hand

Put these inscriptions here, half knowing why;

Last, and hence seeing all, of the passing band.

#burial #existential reflection #fernando pessoa #impermanence #memory #mortality

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