1
Today authors are like God :
They breathe and a masterpiece is born,
The heavy plough soars in winged flight,
Toil is mere game!
2
The sun casts laurel-shade,
The friendly breeze complies,
Offering twenty years of fame
For one happy day!
3
From Virgil’s crafted lays
Man’s inspiration rises still…
He gave twenty years of toil
For one creative day!
(Cyprian Kamil Norwid)
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