Wislawa Szymborska: Three Oddest Words

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Three Oddest Words

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by Wislawa Szymborska
(1923 - ) Timeline

Original Language
Polish

Secular or Eclectic

Contemporary

When I pronounce the word Future,
the first syllable already belongs to the past.

When I pronounce the word Silence,
I destroy it.

When I pronounce the word Nothing,
I make something no nonbeing can hold.

Themes

Silence

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