"Dedication" (1945), trans. Czesŀaw Miŀosz
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They used to pour millet on graves or poppy seeds
To feed the dead who would come disguised as birds.
I put this book here for you, who once lived
So that you should visit us no more.
— Czesław Miłosz
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "They used to pour millet on graves or poppy seeds
To feed the dead who would come disguised as birds.
I put this book here for you, who once lived
So that you should visit us no more." in the context of ""Dedication" (1945), trans. Czesŀaw Miŀosz" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Czesław Miłosz" (Quotes, Rescue (1945))
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About Czesław Miłosz
Czesław Miłosz (30 June 1911 – 14 August 2004) was a Polish poet and essayist, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1980.
About Czesław Miłosz
Czesław Miłosz (30 June 1911 – 14 August 2004) was a Polish poet and essayist, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1980.
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