quarta-feira, novembro 17, 2004

Bitter searching

This is the faith from which we start:
Men shall know commonwealth again
From bitter searching of the heart.
We loved the easy and the smart,
But now, with keener hand and brain,
We rise to play a greater part.
The lesser loyalties depart,
And neither race nor creed remain
From bitter searching of the heart.

[excerto de «Villanelle For Our Time», de Frank Scott.]

segunda-feira, novembro 01, 2004