Poems of Fernando Pessoa | 
For #dream, how about one of my ultimate favourites, Fernando Pessoa ? #PoetryMatters @LazyDays
Painting is "Flaming June" by Frederic Leighton (1895).
CarolynM ❤️❤️❤️ both the poem and the painting 6y
erzascarletbookgasm Enchanting! 💜 Happy birthday, hope you‘re having a lovely day! 💐🎂🎁😘 6y
batsy @CarolynM I love the painting too. And I will never get tired of how Pessoa uses words ❤️ 6y
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batsy @erzascarletbookgasm Thank you! It's been a wonderful day 😊😘 6y
saresmoore Hippo birdies two ewes, my lovely friend! ♥️ & 🥂to the best year yet! 6y
batsy @saresmoore Haha, I love it! Thank you, Sara ❤️ 6y
Billypar Beautiful poem, and happy birthday! In addition to celebrating, hope you had some extra good reads today 😃 6y
batsy @Billypar Thank you! I'm hoping to pour myself a giant glass of Moscato later tonight & maybe celebrate by starting the Dostoyevsky buddy read 😂 6y
Billypar Ooh that is a good plan.... Enjoy! 6y
ElishaLovesBooks Happy Birthday!! 🎉🎂 😍 6y
Lindy Lovely poem. Happy birthday! 🥂🍾 6y
batsy @ElishaLovesBooks @Lindy Thank you 😊🧡 6y
readordierachel Happy birthday! Hope you have a lovely day! 🎉💕 6y
merelybookish Whoop Whoop!! Happy Birthday! 🎉🎉 6y
readordierachel (Side note: I had never seen that painting until a couple of weeks ago, when Zadie Smith wrote about it in her latest. Coincidence!) 6y
Redwritinghood It‘s your birthday?! Happy birthday! 🎂🎂 6y
batsy @ReadOrDieRachel Thank you! 😊 And that's so cool about the bookish serendipity ❤️ 6y
batsy @merelybookish Thank you 😁 6y
batsy @Redwritinghood It is 😊 Thank you! 6y
youneverarrived ❤️ this post! 6y
batsy @youneverarrived ❤️❤️ 6y
Leftcoastzen Yay!excellent choice!Hope your birthday is wonderful and you get to do something special for yourself. 6y
Simona Dostoyevsky is always a suitable author for the festive atmosphere 😘 Happy birthday @batsy and I wish you a lot of creativity and good books 🥂 6y
Reggie Happy Birthday, Suba, and may you have a great reading year!!! 6y
vivastory Happy Birthday! I hope you have a year of reading that is full of expectations met & exceeded, serendipitous finds & plenty of life changing 5 🌟reads! 6y
batsy @Leftcoastzen Thank you 😘 6y
batsy @Simona Thank you Simona 😘 Dostoevsky really knows how to celebrate with us 😁💕 6y
batsy @Reggie Thank you Reggie! 💜 6y
batsy @vivastory Thank you for kind wishes 😊💜 6y
Centique Beautiful! But so sorry I missed your birthday 😨 Happy birthday for yesterday to one of the kindest, wisest, book lovingest Littens anyone could hope to meet! 💕🌸💕 6y
batsy @Centique This message just made my day. Thank you so much and right back at you, friend. I'm so glad we "met" here ???? 6y
Centique @batsy me too! 6y
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