Fernando Pessoa

Hi! In portuguese we're studying Fernando Pessoa. One of the greatest portuguese poets. I've always knew he was a great poet, but I didn't know he was this talented. It's bad that the world only found his talent after his death. But this is what happens in our life, we do not know the true value of something until we lose it. For example, we only discover the true value of a friend when we lost that friend.

I'll leave you a sample of his work, but I won't translate it because it would lose its beauty.

LEVE, BREVE, SUAVE

Leve, breve, suave

Um canto de ave

Sobe no ar com que principia

O dia.

Escuto e passou...

Parece que foi só porque escutei

Que parou.

Nunca, nunca, em nada,

Raie a madrugada,

Ou 'spenda o dia ou doire no declive,

Tive

Prazer a durar

Mais do que nada, a perda, antes de eu o ir

Gozar.

With Love,

Ana