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A piece of slate: photo by Jon Zander, 2007
On each slate
..............that slipped from the roof
....................someone
..................had written
..............................
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
..............................
.........................avait écrit
..............................
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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Windows: Egon Schiele, 1914 (Österreichische Galerie, Wien)