Vince Cable reads ‘By chance’ for World Poetry Day

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Celebrate World Poetry Day with us on March 21! Join Vince Cable, former UK Secretary of State for Business, as he shares the beautiful poem "By Chance" by renowned Chinese poet Xu Zhimo. #WorldPoetryDay #Poetry #XuZhimo #ByChance #VinceCable

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00:00 [Music]

00:06 I am a cloud in the sky,

00:09 by chance casting my shadow on the waves of your heart.

00:14 No need to be surprised, or even show your delight.

00:19 In a twinkling I will disappear.

00:22 You and I meet on the sea of a dark night,

00:26 facing in different directions.

00:29 You might remember, but you'd better forget,

00:32 how we shone in each other's eyes.

00:37 It's made to some of the deeper and less transitory things

00:43 that really matter around culture,

00:46 and specifically in this college, the link through poetry.

00:51 So I'm ringing a translation of "By Chance" from Shuji Mo.

00:56 [MUSIC PLAYING]

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