DIA DA SAUDADE!

                                          Hoje
                                          É dia da saudade!
                                          Saudade
                                          De quem partiu,
                                          Morreu sem avisar,
                                          De quem ainda vive
                                          Mas mora longe,
                                          Ou de quem sofreu
                                          E não fugiu!
                                          Saudade
                                          De saber esperar,
                                          Da ciencia,
                                          Da cultura,
                                          E da verdade!
                                          Saudade
                                          Da juventude,
                                          Da esperança
                                          No futuro,
                                          Da ternura
                                          Do passado.
                                          Do amor
                                          Em plenitude.
                                          Da idade
                                          Da inocencia,
                                          Da amizade
                                          E do culto
                                          Da virtude!
                                          Saudade,
                                          Que no fundo
                                          É palavra vã!
                                          Nasceu hoje
                                          Ao fim do dia,
                                          Vai morrer
                                           Pela manhã!