Ecstasy
Paul Eluard 1895 (Saint-Denis) – 1952 (Charenton-le-Pont)
I am in front of this feminine land
Like a child in front of the fire
Smiling vaguely with tears in my eyes
In front of this land where all moves in me
Where mirrors mist where mirrors clear
Reflecting two nude bodies season on season
I’ve so many reasons to lose myself
On this road-less earth under horizon-less skies
Good reasons I ignored yesterday
And I’ll never ever forget
Good keys of gazes keys their own daughters
in front of this land where nature is mine
In front of the fire the first fire
Good mistress reason
Identified star
On earth under sky in and out of my heart
Second bud first green leaf
That the sea covers with sails
And the sun finally coming to us
I am in front of this feminine land
Like a branch in the fire.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 29, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 728 |
Words | 144 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 7, 2 |
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