“He sang the brightness of mornings and green rivers, He sang of smoking water in the rose-colored daybreaks, Of colors: cinnabar, carmine, burnt sienna, blue, Of the delight of swimming in the sea under marble cliffs, Of feasting on a… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
“When, after a long life, it falls out That he takes on a form he had sought And every word carved in stone Grows… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
“In the people's democracies, the Communists speak of the "New Faith" and compare its growth to that of Christianity in the Roman Empire. There… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
“And when people cease to believe that there is good and evil, Only beauty will call to them and save them So that they… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
“There was no castle. You were simply listening to a record. A needle, swaying lightly on a black frozen pond, Led the voices of… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
“You say a name, but its not known to anyone. Either because that man died or because He was a celebrity on the banks… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
“When everything was fine And the notion of sin had vanished And the earth was ready In universal peace To consume and rejoice Without… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
“The purpose of poetry is to remind us how difficult it is to remain just one person, for our house is open, there are… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
“You whom I could not save Listen to me. Try to understand this simple speech as I would be ashamed of another. I swear,… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
“A man is lying under machine-gun fire on a street in an embattled city. He looks at the pavement and sees a very amusing… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
“I still think too much about the mothers And ask what is man born of woman. He curls himself up and protects his head… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
“You who wronged a simple man Bursting into laughter at the crime, And kept a pack of fools around you To mix good and… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
“Ja sam jestem chłopcem leniwym, dość prymitywnym i bardzo mało mam tego, co się nazywa inteligencją. Skończenie prawa zabiło we mnie umiejętność chłonięcia wiedzy… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
“I said so little. Days were short. Short days. Short nights. Short years. I said so little. I couldn't keep up. My heart grew… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
“Had Beta been French, perhaps he would've been an existentialist, probably though that would not have satisfied him. He smiled contemptuously at mental speculations,… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
