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Love at First Sight6 j7 X: Z5 d I, p* p7 C9 }
by Wislawa Szymborska2 e7 S) E Q! {3 r' j0 _, B: _
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They both thought4 R( n& F0 x$ b
that a sudden feeling had united them
9 u! s: b; R. [3 F. ?" mThis certainty is beautiful,
, a/ j" J% d+ S$ PEven more beautiful than uncertainty.
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* l5 D6 d" e" ~+ W' s4 u$ x6 ?They thought they didn't know each other,. }: P) J$ k5 a; A" Y# X
nothing had ever happened between them,
' \) w, M" z4 F' LThese streets, these stairs, this corridors,
, V! d& J8 b% k0 M, L3 n: GWhere they could have met so long ago?3 d* u+ \ S2 Z" C
% V* i2 `9 M$ G! O2 CI would like to ask them,
5 p6 c2 g( T* y( V+ Nif they can remember -4 H( W6 h( o, P* u
perhaps in a revolving door
( v$ c7 Z# L8 `& L Vface to face one day?
1 v( S+ e! b( p$ `$ n. c5 q! ]A "sorry" in the crowd?
9 o7 w1 F% g8 f0 m+ a"Wrong number" on the 'phone?' }/ w G0 B7 }- e
- but I know the answer.7 u9 e" L5 g B! ^0 Q- `2 G' y. I
No, they don't remember.
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: t& c8 C& K( K% D2 a E# U) oHow surprised they would be
" h- c. J& ~. d. F. pFor such a long time already
) |6 y. B" t/ `; ?Fate has been playing with them.1 K+ `+ D1 c4 e8 }1 w
- H+ \8 @/ S( c8 uNot quite yet ready
* t2 I/ D& n4 L: c* ^to change into destiny,5 T9 `2 Q) E: a; I, [9 y9 ?
which brings them nearer and yet further,4 g8 ?3 }! k7 O4 G% x( [
cutting their path9 s% g1 j8 W0 }# p! ?) D9 Y
and stifling a laugh,/ `, n6 E4 B( ~3 l3 r* ~6 b
escaping ever further;* ?0 j9 M" B" S" S. i3 j" `
There were sings, indications,
7 V9 l. V7 W* X9 X8 W4 Jundecipherable, what does in matter.
( g) l. j6 k- ~+ l" V9 m. JThree years ago, perhaps
5 m3 P( g/ d4 [) }6 aor even last Tuesday," s" m L! X5 z( E
this leaf flying
4 d7 C6 t9 V$ s& b9 W( k0 P9 j ffrom one shoulder to another?
$ u" Z0 s) c" r# T+ mSomething lost and gathered.5 ?3 \, X9 N0 X; s0 N% O
Who knows, perhaps a ball already
- t( a- f6 t: }5 |+ x7 l8 {9 Oin the bushes, in childhood?
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% t! U/ g, H; C# u# `: R* cThere were handles, door bells,
9 B" X( A9 G( twhere, on the trace of a hand,
1 ^$ C2 h4 C4 e/ ]another hand was placed;
4 x# s' ~0 ~; o9 N$ ]/ B+ zsuitcases next to one another in the$ f1 } u2 v" ?8 @
left luggage.# k; c1 s+ P+ n; _& u
And maybe one night the same dream
6 r4 w9 c" A! k( Rforgotten on walking;
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But every beginning
" w" c* F( c) A( i* \1 nis only a continuation
n* D ~5 L, ]and the book of fate is
/ v7 P. d9 r5 \* Xalways open in the middle.2 |1 L% l9 n! z8 R1 c7 G" {
Translation from Polish by Roman Gren+ l/ J; r* C) i( H/ H# v
Translation from French by Sarah Hardenberg |
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