Tu es toujours là
J'ai tant rêvé de toi
Que je ne veux plus me coucher.
Je n'en veux plus de ces réveils déçus,
Etreints par ton esprit fuyant et impénétrable.
Les jours s'en vont
Seuls dans le temps;
Tantôt à une lenteur grisâtre
Qui présagent la longue nuit à venir
Tantôt allègrement vite,
Mais jamais sans que je ne songe à toi.
Comme l'ombre d'un albatros,
Indolent compagnon de voyage
Ton souvenir me suit partout.
Je sens ta présence sous mes pas.
Je vois ton image dans les regards des passants.
Tu es toujours là,
Je te devine près de moi.
Mais je suis las de te chercher.
Je m'enfuis sûr de te retrouver
Dans la solitude intime de ma chambre
Et dans la poésie que tu hantes.
Wednesday, December 18, 1996
Tu es toujours là
Friday, October 4, 1996
Three Card Monte
Three Card Monte
(a rookie error)
Of course you see
the pitches are tempting,
but you've been scouting,
Waiting, watching,
Eyeing the field.
Strong and sure
You step up to bat.
This is the Bigs,
Hardball the game.
Bets are on,
The action,
fast,
And the odds,
Never even.
There's your enemy,
The pitcher on high,
Home on his mound
With his supporting team.
You, wood in hand,
stand alone.
No hope of relief.
He watches the signs,
Takes you in.
Motions,
Then Stretches,
And languidly steps in.
The wind up, like Tai-Chi movement,
Native dance in crescendo,
A leopard in motion,
stills the air, mesmerizes.
The crowd leans with you.
Come on now boy,
Be ready. Stand firm.
We're counting on you.
Beware the curve ball.
Now don't get caught watching,
He'll slide one by?
Yes, be ready, stand tall,
For many a mighty Casey with ego in hand
Has stood where you are now,
Daring to play ball,
And with equal dismay
Has paid the price,
Learned to rue the day
Fell prey to the heist.
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