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Love at First Sight5 M3 |6 e; L1 O0 H% n7 [2 L: s
by Wislawa Szymborska
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They both thought, E# V/ N5 o F- B9 O% |# O
that a sudden feeling had united them
5 N1 N b5 p% x& ~9 [! ~This certainty is beautiful,4 A2 q. X, S/ z+ B6 g; w# Q
Even more beautiful than uncertainty.
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They thought they didn't know each other,* p3 K5 F9 d* T0 m9 e; n
nothing had ever happened between them,
8 U+ n- o0 d+ B9 H" S X" ?1 l* b1 @These streets, these stairs, this corridors,8 c& ~- m0 n0 n3 ?' `4 D
Where they could have met so long ago?: N( p0 V4 e" y) k& k( w, X
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I would like to ask them,
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perhaps in a revolving door9 Y( }$ t# |- x$ Y5 X: j- n7 g" F, N
face to face one day?' R7 r) R+ q2 m% O2 j; P6 s7 T; P
A "sorry" in the crowd?8 x( ?: y# a" V
"Wrong number" on the 'phone?7 ^. R4 N4 S' n, z7 |$ G. g& t
- but I know the answer.' o8 d2 ~8 {* i' `- u
No, they don't remember.' I4 c3 f, |/ r2 _) t; p. J! t4 y
% K+ t) F" w) }; IHow surprised they would be& @2 {5 U* ~: a" |3 {
For such a long time already; N' ~5 F, T' e6 {0 q" K
Fate has been playing with them.
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. l9 O! ~/ w2 D9 r$ rNot quite yet ready4 T ?$ u7 ?5 v' g
to change into destiny,
( q9 E* F; V( V& zwhich brings them nearer and yet further,
9 R! g8 d7 I; P3 [3 pcutting their path
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escaping ever further;; t1 x. y. l$ g3 ~# @0 T$ r
There were sings, indications,
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Three years ago, perhaps" W+ S M ?3 ?
or even last Tuesday,
4 E* J0 K5 A! ]5 xthis leaf flying
: W) t D( s& q) L S- h7 q6 d4 `from one shoulder to another?! u6 \+ u* t' L' r8 W+ h; a C9 k
Something lost and gathered.( [' h4 I5 B! o) T& L D& n
Who knows, perhaps a ball already1 \7 f+ C y* i/ o+ W- P# l: s: P
in the bushes, in childhood?
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There were handles, door bells,( p5 |. w% ]8 n& E
where, on the trace of a hand,! b- Q) g0 s$ w7 S8 n) Z- J
another hand was placed;/ C* E7 W% g! d0 }+ r$ i% i$ T
suitcases next to one another in the
4 M/ C; a+ A- U! M3 L$ rleft luggage.
7 b. h: o, V! Q8 S8 KAnd maybe one night the same dream
+ U3 [ N5 e E. S0 q6 c: S6 dforgotten on walking;
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But every beginning
4 @4 |7 m+ h1 n+ K) e5 a" Yis only a continuation
9 d; E$ J. u0 r$ Y& {6 Dand the book of fate is
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7 y& }2 @7 c1 G0 O. J2 BTranslation from Polish by Roman Gren
7 j7 U" v$ _ k6 @# w+ |0 H5 ?! { NTranslation from French by Sarah Hardenberg |
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