emmajane16.1775
Last toast
whether we like it or not
We only have three alternatives:
yesterday, present and tomorrow.
And not even three
because as the philosopher says
yesterday is yesterday
belongs to us only in memory:
to the rose that has already defoliated
you can't get another petal out of it.
The cards to play
there are only two:
the present and tomorrow.
and not even two
because it is a well established fact
that the present does not exist
but to the extent that it becomes past
and it's over...,
Like youth.
In short
we only have tomorrow left:
I raise my glass
for that day that never comes
but what is the only thing
what we really have.
by Nicanor Parra
Luane's World - Le Monde Perdu - Summer 2022 , Le Monde Perdu (181, 10, 21) - Moderado
Last toast
whether we like it or not
We only have three alternatives:
yesterday, present and tomorrow.
And not even three
because as the philosopher says
yesterday is yesterday
belongs to us only in memory:
to the rose that has already defoliated
you can't get another petal out of it.
The cards to play
there are only two:
the present and tomorrow.
and not even two
because it is a well established fact
that the present does not exist
but to the extent that it becomes past
and it's over...,
Like youth.
In short
we only have tomorrow left:
I raise my glass
for that day that never comes
but what is the only thing
what we really have.
by Nicanor Parra
Luane's World - Le Monde Perdu - Summer 2022 , Le Monde Perdu (181, 10, 21) - Moderado