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" Receding Surf
The cool violence of wine;
the furrows of receding surf; the morning whistle
of the shepherd, more propitious for art
than all the music of the spheres;
this pride at having in one’s heart the spilled milk of the stars.
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Eugénio de Andrade , Forbidden Words: Selected Poetry


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Eugénio de Andrade quote : Receding Surf<br /><blockquote>The cool violence of wine;<br />the furrows of receding surf; the morning whistle<br />of the shepherd, more propitious for art<br />than all the music of the spheres;<br />this pride at having in one’s heart the spilled milk of the stars.<br /></blockquote>