Wisława Szymborska Quote

They were or they weren't.
On an island or not.
An ocean or not an ocean
Swallowed them up or it didn't.


"Atlantis". - Poems New and Collected (1998) - Calling Out to Yeti (1957)


They were or they weren't. On an island or not. An ocean or not an ocean Swallowed them up or it didn't.

They were or they weren't. On an island or not. An ocean or not an ocean Swallowed them up or it didn't.

They were or they weren't. On an island or not. An ocean or not an ocean Swallowed them up or it didn't.

They were or they weren't. On an island or not. An ocean or not an ocean Swallowed them up or it didn't.