Monday, January 13, 2003

Passer-By, These Are Words Comments

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Passer-by, these are words. But instead of reading
I want you to listen: to this frail
Voice like that of letters eaten by grass.
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Yves Bonnefoy
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Kinga Fabó 02 July 2016

Yves Bonnefoy died. Let's remember him with his wonderful philosophical poem 'Passerby, Do You Want to Know? '

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Akachukwu Lekwauwa 21 September 2015

I listened, I'm glad I did. this is a good

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Paul Reed 21 September 2015

A frail voice but one we should listen to.

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Neran Sati 21 September 2015

Voice like that of letters eaten by grass The endless murmuring of all our shades Silence is a threshold where a twig breaks in your hand Beuatifull examples of surrealist imagery.. unfortunately rare today... Thanks for choosing!

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Kinyua Karanja 21 September 2015

With the use symbolic and imagery language one can derive the love and friendship theme from this poem. I like the way language is used.

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