Mia

“A new door to the Unbelievable, to the Possible, a new day that can always bring you anything if you have no objection to it.”
― Tove Jansson, The Exploits of Moominpappa

“Magnificent"

When will this inner night – the universe – end
And I – my soul – have my day?
When will I wake up from being awake?
I don’t know. The sun shines on high
And cannot be looked at.
The stars coldly blink
And cannot be counted.
The heart beats aloofly
And cannot be heard.
When will this drama without theater
– Or this theater without drama – end
So that I can go home?
Where? How? When?
O cat staring at me with eyes of life, Who lurks in your depths?
It’s Him! It’s him!
Like Joshua he’ll order the sun to stop, and I’ll wake up,
And it will be day.
Smile, my soul, in your slumber!
Smile, my soul: it will be day!”
― Fernando Pessoa, A Little Larger Than the Entire Universe: Selected Poems

“Although I cannot see your face
As you flip these poems awhile,
Somewhere from some far-off place
I hear you laughing---and I smile.”
― Shel Silverstein

“When I was little I didn’t know
I’d grow up.
Or I knew but didn’t feel it.

Time at that age doesn’t exist.
Each day it’s the same kitchen table
With the same backyard outside,
And sadness, when felt,
Is sadness, but you aren’t sad.”
― Fernando Pessoa, A Little Larger Than the Entire Universe: Selected Poems