Tears in the house
 sadness turns the key
 the door creaks
 the walls bear the damp
 her beautiful clear eyes flicker .

 And yet
 no trace of ash
 life is still hot
 among the clouds
 that the moon envelops .

 A fur covers the fear
 of her bare breasts
 feeding his soul
 the timid fires of speech
 become bat flight .

 take leave
 opposite of the day
 when the children are sleeping
 when cold sighs rise
 like the mist at the bottom of the valley .

 Hard as a stone
 the unloved pious flower
 has become an undone candle ,
 shrivelled sheet of paper
 under the goose step of a rise of bile .

 To the double message of the dream
 our arms embrace tenderness
 in extinguished fire weather
 the walk is rushed
 under the starry chiffonade .

 In excess of vigor
 sluggishness follows
 out of the spirit cave
 the dark presentiment
 becomes a dead leaf .

 Ni forme ni visage
 in this sowing
 the converted woman and man
 pass from porch to porch
 sign the page of a draft .

 Push the door
 bring in the great net of imposture
 under the laughter of a languid sleep
 cross the North Bridge
 fear that the tide will take us .

 We the wise ramblers
 weights of ripe fruit
 on the ringing cobblestones
 cinglent us souvenirs
 without understanding , timely .

 A square glow
 blow out the candle of the ending day
 flowers and tears seize the moment
 the sea rushes
 I remain .



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 The words my mother laughs at   
 sweet field flowers   
 grabbed with an iron fist   
 without fear or nettles     
 to man     
 cover the horizon   
 relics        
 buried with a trowel     
 in the concrete short breaths.   

 Objects dissolve   
 gadgets pile up on the beach   
 a flag flaps its opprobrium   
 the capsule pops   
 in the vestibule of the dying   
 the dog precedes the man    
 the man precedes the soul   
 the day is fading   
 a face pops out   
 like a postcard   
 the shepherd's bag   
 full of onions and dignity   
 to display by the river   
 fresh watercress with a little music   
 without omen   
 but all overhanging   
 the black hole of the past.  


 
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