Friday, June 04, 2004

Lovely Morning Thought 1872 - Arthur Rimbaud

Four a.m. in summertime
Love stays fast asleep.
In gardens dawn dispels last
Evening's headiness.

But on the vast site stretching up
Towards the golden apple sun
The shirt-sleeved carpenters
Already work.

Calm in their deserts of moss
They panel fine ceilings
Where the town's wealth will laugh
Under false skies.

For these charming Workers,
These Babylon King's men
Venus, leave the lovers be
In aureoles of bliss.

O Queen of Shepherds!
Bring the workers eau-de-vie
To calm their strength
Until they can bathe at noon in the sea.

..........Made me feel peaceful so thought I'd share :-)

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