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Poem

Manuel Gusmão

no other flower

no other flower
has the hard beauty
of this red rock
that rises to itself
like a tide
rising all a-
round us
a fire that rises by itself
as in waves
we rise

no other flower

nenhuma outra flor
tem a dura beleza
desta rocha vermelha
que a si mesma sobe
como uma maré por
todos os lados subin
do-nos
fogo que por si mesmo sobe
como em ondas
nós
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no other flower

no other flower
has the hard beauty
of this red rock
that rises to itself
like a tide
rising all a-
round us
a fire that rises by itself
as in waves
we rise

no other flower

no other flower
has the hard beauty
of this red rock
that rises to itself
like a tide
rising all a-
round us
a fire that rises by itself
as in waves
we rise
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