Wings I saw springing
from fair women's shoulders,
and from beneath rubble
I've seen butterflies flutter.


I (Yo soy un hombre sincero) as translated by Esther Allen in José Martí : Selected Writings (2002), p. 273 - Simple Verses (1891)

José Martí Quotes

Wings I saw springing from fair women's shoulders, and from beneath rubble I've seen butterflies flutter.

Wings I saw springing from fair women's shoulders, and from beneath rubble I've seen butterflies flutter.

Wings I saw springing from fair women's shoulders, and from beneath rubble I've seen butterflies flutter.

Wings I saw springing from fair women's shoulders, and from beneath rubble I've seen butterflies flutter.