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Say what you will about the French but they have produced some of the most extraordinary poems in the last three centuries.. wish I could read them in Français. El Desdichado (The Disinherited) Gerard De Nerval I am the darkness – the widower – the un-consoled, The prince of Aquitaine in the ruined tower; My sole star is dead – and my constellated lute Bears the black sun of Melancholy. You who consoled me in funereal night, Bring me Posilipo, the sea of Italy, The flower that pleased my grieving heart, And the trellis where the vine entwines the rose. Am I Phoebus or Love?...Biron or Lusignan? My brow’s still red from the queen’s kiss; I dreamed in the grotto where Sirens swim… And twice victorious crossed Acheron: Plucking from Orpheus’ lyre one by one The saintly sighs and the faerie cries.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 19:13:53 +0000

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