Category: Czeslaw Milosz

The road led straight to the temple. Notre Dame, though not Gothic at all. The huge doors were closed. I chose one on the side,…

This Only A valley and above it forests in autumn colors. A voyager arrives, a map leads him there. Or perhaps memory. Once long ago…

Happy as a Dog’s Tail by Anna Swir English version by Czeslaw Milosz and Leonard Nathan Original Language Polish Happy as something unimportant and free…

Late Ripeness by Czeslaw Milosz English version by Robert Hass Original Language Polish Not soon, as late as the approach of my ninetieth year, I…

On Pilgrimage by Czeslaw Milosz English version by Czeslaw Milosz and Robert Hass Original Language Polish May the smell of thyme and lavender accompany us…

A Song on the End of the World by Czeslaw Milosz English version by Anthony Milosz Original Language Polish On the day the world ends…

There is a Light in Me by Anna Swir English version by Czeslaw Milosz and Leonard Nathan Original Language Polish Whether in daytime or in…

Myself and My Person by Anna Swir English version by Czeslaw Milosz and Leonard Nathan Original Language Polish There are moments when I feel more…

On Angels by Czeslaw Milosz Original Language Polish All was taken away from you: white dresses, wings, even existence. Yet I believe in you, messengers….

On Prayer by Czeslaw Milosz English version by Robert Hass Original Language Polish You ask me how to pray to someone who is not. All…

Love by Czeslaw Milosz English version by Robert Hass Original Language Polish Love means to learn to look at yourself The way one looks at…

I Talk To My Body by Anna Swir English version by Czeslaw Milosz and Leonard Nathan Original Language Polish My body, you are an animal…

Encounter by Czeslaw Milosz English version by Czeslaw Milosz and Robert Hass Original Language Polish We were riding through frozen fields in a wagon at…

Forget by Czeslaw Milosz English version by Robert Hass Original Language Polish Forget the suffering You caused others. Forget the suffering Others caused you. The…