Fernando Pessoa ⋅ Impermanence (S.D.)

© Shibata Zeshin 'Autumn Grasses in Moonlight'

"There is a note of immortality, a music of permanence subtly woven into the substance os some rhythms and the melody of some poems. There is a rhythm of written speech in which the careful ear can detect the note of a god's confidence in his godship."

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