Love
They say, through patience, chalk
From Quatrains and Translations
Love
They say, through patience, chalk
Becomes a ruby stone;
Ah, yes! but by the true heart's blood
The chalk is crimson grown.
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Codex Note
Translated by Emerson from Hafiz
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MLA
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “They say, through patience, chalk.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/213/.
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “They say, through patience, chalk.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/213/.
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