There Is Only A Shut Window And The Whole World Outside
Tavira, Church of Carmo (2)
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To see the fields and the river
It isn't enough to open the window.
To see the trees and the flowers
It isn't enough not to be blind.
It is also necessary to have no philosophy.
With philosophy there are no trees, just ideas.
There is only each one of us, like a cave.
There is only a shut window, and the whole world outside,
And a dream of what could be seen if the window were opened,
Which is never what is seen when the window is opened.
by Alberto CAEIRO (Fernando PESSOA), April of 1923
(photo 1st edition, 2012; 2nd edition, 2016)
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Taken on Sunday January 1, 2012
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Posted on Tuesday November 8, 2016
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Xata said:
...and the window was then open...
Armando Taborda replied to Xata:
Xata said:
"Le meilleur moment de l'amour, c'est quand on monte l'escalier."
Georges Clemenceau
Não concordo...
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Christel Ehretsmann said:
we but need our feelings ,our 5 senses and our heart
Armando Taborda replied to Christel Ehretsmann:
(from Álvaro de Campos's «Notes for the Memory of my Master Caeiro»)
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