The Navigators Poem by Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen

The Navigators



Multiplicity makes us drunk
Astonishment leads us on
With daring and desire and calculated skill
We've broken the limits -
But the one God
Keeps us from straying
Which is why at each port we cover with gold
The sombre insides of our churches

Translation: 2004, Richard Zenith

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