Wisława Szymborska

一年前引用過Wisława Szymborska的詩。那時直接從網上抄下來﹐抄過後對詩人的名字是沒有印象的。如今在讀書﹐這幾首都有趣﹕

Vietnam

這首很簡單直接。

View with a grain of sand [讀]

Writing a Resume [讀]

讓我把這首有選擇地引用一下﹕

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Regardless of the length of life
a resume is best kept short.

Concise, well-chosen facts are de rigueur.
Landscapes are replaced by addresses,
shaky memories give way to unshakable dates.

Of all your loves mention only the marriage,
of all your children only those who were born.

Who knows you counts more than who you know.
Trips only if taken abroad.
Memberships in what hut without why.
Honors, but not how they were earned.

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Price, not worth,
and title, not what's inside.

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Possibilities [讀]

Love at first sight [讀] [讀] [讀] [讀]

Golden anniversary