TWISTED LIMERICKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TWISTED LIMERICKS

by Dawn Pisturino

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DEATH OF THE LOVERS

by Charles Baudelaire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We shall have beds full of faint perfumes,

Divans as deep as tombs,

And strange flowers on shelves,

Opened for us under more beautiful skies.

 

Using their last warmth in emulation,

Our two hearts will be two vast torches,

Which will reflect their double lights

In our two spirits, those twin mirrors.

 

One evening, made of mystical rose and blue,

We will exchange one flash of light,

Like a long sob, laden with farewells;

 

And later an Angel, half opening the doors,

Will come, faithful and joyous, to reanimate

The tarnished mirrors and the dead flames.

 

BIO:  Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) was a French poet, art critic, essayist, and translator whose innovative style influenced such poets as Paul Verlaine, Stephane Mallarme, and Arthur Rimbaud. A close friend of painter Edouard Manet, he is best known for his collection "The Flowers of Evil."