Published in 1920, The His Parables and Poems is the second collection of philosophical poetry and short stories by Lebanese author Khalil Gibran. A spiritual successor to The Madman, The Forerunner consists of 25 poems and parables relating to spirituality, love, our greater selves.
“A noite acabou, e nós, filhos da noite, devemos morrer quando o amanhecer vem chegando às colinas; e de nossas cinzas um amor mais forte se levantará. E ele rirá ao sol e será imortal”.