Edith Södergran Quotes

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All my air castles have melted like snow,
all my dreams have run off like water,
all that remains of what I've ever loved
is a blue sky and some pale stars.

Edith Södergran

I have a luck cat in my arms,
it spins threads of luck.
Luck cat, luck cat,
make for me three things:
make for me a golden ring,
to tell me that I am lucky;
make for me a mirror
to tell me that I am beautiful;
make for me a fan
to waft away my cumbersome thoughts.
Luck cat, luck cat,
spin for me some news of my future!

Edith Södergran

I lie all day and wait for night,
I lie all night and wait for day.

Edith Södergran

The inner fire is the most important thing mankind possesses.

Edith Södergran

My hand is not at home in yours.
Your hand is lust —
my hand is longing.

Edith Södergran

Of all our sunny world, i wish only for a garden sofa where a cat is sunning itself

Edith Södergran

Edith Södergran

Edith Södergran

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Born: April 4, 1892

Died: June 24, 1923 (aged 31)

Bio: Edith Irene Södergran was a Swedish-speaking Finnish poet. One of the first modernists within Swedish-language literature, her influences came from French Symbolism, German expressionism, and Russian futurism.

Known for:

Love & solitude
Complete poems
We Women: Selected Poems of Edith Södergran
Poems

Edith Södergran on Wikipedia

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