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Pierre Reverdy: Slippage

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A piece of slate: photo by Jon Zander, 2007


On each slate
..............that slipped from the roof
....................someone
..................had written
..............................a poem



The gutter's lined with diamonds
.......................the birds sip them


 
 
Pierre Reverdy (1889-1960): "Sur chaque ardoise...": from Les Ardoises du Toit (1918), trans. TC


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Slate roof, Tannery, St. Fagans: photo by Zureks, 2007 (Wales National Museum, Cardiff)



Sur chaque ardoise
...................qui glissait du toit
................................on
.........................avait écrit
....................................un poème



La gouttière est bordée de diamants
.............................. les oiseaux les boivent




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Windows: Egon Schiele, 1914 (Österreichische Galerie, Wien)




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