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| Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes | |||||||||||
| The swallows of memory
Travel from one finger to the next And on the fingertip The green lizard of the future Eats the heart's flies. I'll give this jujube To the tongue that'll kiss faithful boredom I'll take the hand That'll give the seeds of the sun Of the moon, of stars and clouds To my green parrot. I cry: Come to me, to me, to me! But I know well enough it's only a parrot with a hungry eye Since I don't call, not myself nor you nor anyone. I've placed the void beneath the mask. I've placed the alphabet's thousand letters in the void, Which made for a splendid concert Especially since no one was there. And still I'm waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting for the zero that'll never arrive. |
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