Love at First Sight

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Love at First Sight
by Wislawa Szymborska

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% o4 U- ^: d) z& {They both thought
that a sudden feeling had united them
This certainty is beautiful,
6 R! H, l, t! V' j3 G; kEven more beautiful than uncertainty.

They thought they didn't know each other,
6 |5 h, l! c& w, Z% W; M1 F  rnothing had ever happened between them,
These streets, these stairs, this corridors,
Where they could have met so long ago?

, l0 D( G  a9 F& x& ?# C3 GI would like to ask them,
if they can remember -
perhaps in a revolving door
face to face one day?
A "sorry" in the crowd?
" M. e  P/ c2 r& ?9 R"Wrong number" on the 'phone?
1 r: f7 |" I3 I3 Z+ Q3 E0 r+ Z- but I know the answer.
$ o4 V$ N! z2 G5 B6 ]No, they don't remember.

# n4 D, b7 ]4 R) b/ C+ s; M- dHow surprised they would be
& w3 [4 z4 l: i3 G! m: tFor such a long time already
  f) Y% v% [+ P9 C( TFate has been playing with them.
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9 m8 U* d, T$ a) a+ V$ zNot quite yet ready
to change into destiny,
which brings them nearer and yet further,
: p5 Y+ U4 P8 M3 W  K' X* |cutting their path
9 I7 c# R0 J; O0 Zand stifling a laugh,
escaping ever further;
There were sings, indications,
0 |  e; X5 l/ G- c0 \5 Fundecipherable, what does in matter.
/ ~) }' n2 v5 b2 AThree years ago, perhaps
or even last Tuesday,
this leaf flying
, }. [6 }2 v5 dfrom one shoulder to another?
Something lost and gathered.
Who knows, perhaps a ball already
in the bushes, in childhood?

There were handles, door bells,
where, on the trace of a hand,
another hand was placed;
2 q! K5 E- V- @" r6 d$ k6 z2 Bsuitcases next to one another in the
" a$ q1 h0 I9 }5 c' `! F  c$ nleft luggage.
And maybe one night the same dream
, c6 L& `- f/ e$ ^- Z5 o& }4 ?forgotten on walking;
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# y' ^2 B) F0 g* z, a4 CBut every beginning
is only a continuation
and the book of fate is
% I3 {- D9 O8 n8 R0 I( m; a& S8 b; kalways open in the middle.
9 |4 X- l& g6 R2 J: I0 `& ]Translation from Polish by Roman Gren
: U3 Q  V/ h. MTranslation from French by Sarah Hardenberg

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