Thursday, May 11, 2017

Saudade ... Past

Today's word is "saudade" ... soh-dah-duh ... (in Portuguese folk culture) a deep emotional state of melancholic longing for a person or thing that is absent. (Dictionary.com)

Past
Over your shoulder,
Saudade and sighs remain,
Broken by sunlight.

Anne Selleck
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