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| front and back of a pebble- image made with scanner. |
The pebble
is a perfect creature
equal to itself
mindful of its limits
filled exactly
with a pebbly meaning
with a scent that does not remind one of anything
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| front and back of a pebble- image made with scanner. |
anything away
does not arouse desire
its ardour and coldness
are just and full of dignity
I feel a heavy remorse
when I hold it in my hand
and its noble body is permeated by false warmth
and its noble body is permeated by false warmth
Pebbles cannot be tamed
To the end they will look
at us with a calm and very clear eye.
poem by Zbigniew Herbert
poem by Zbigniew Herbert