All in Autumn…

September 2024 – Welcome to our “Coffee Break” column, where we pause to savor a moment of reflection as the season turns. As autumn arrives, bringing its quiet melancholy and contemplative light, we delve into Fernando Pessoa’s meditations on the transient nature of existence. Join us in this philosophical journey through the soft decay of dreams and ambitions, and the beauty of autumn’s inevitable decline. Read the English translation below.

Photo by Uiliam Nörnberg

©️Sarah Virgi | “All in Autumn…”, IPM Monthly 39 (2024).