posted December 11, 2021 07:30 PM            

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Originally posted by Eternal Energy:
EN SOURDINE / BY PAUL VERLAINE

TRANQUIL IN THE TWILIGHT DENSE

BY THE SPREADING BRANCHES MADE,

LET US BREATHE THE INFLUENCE

OF THE SILENCE AND THE SHADE.

LET YOUR HEART MELT INTO MINE,

AND YOUR SOUL REACH OUT TO ME,

'MID THE LANGUOR'S OF THE PINE

AND THE SIGHING ARBUTE-TREE.

CLOSE YOUR EYES , YOUR HANDS LET BE

FOLDED ON YOUR SLUMBERING HEART,

FROM WHOSE HOLD ALL TREACHERY

DRIVE FOREVER , AND ALL ART .

LET US WITH THE HOUR ACCORD !

LET US THE GENTLE WIND ,

RIPPLING IN THE SUNBURNT SWARD ,

BRING US TO A PATIENT MIND !

AND WHEN NIGHT ACROSS THE AIR

SHALL HER SOLEMN SHADOW FLING ,

TOUCHING VOICE OF OUR DESPAIR ,

LONG THE NIGHTINGALE SHALL SING !

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