Le Baiser [II]
Comme une ville qui s’allume
Et que le vent vient d’embraser,
Tout mon cœur brûle et se consume,
J’ai soif, oh ! j’ai soif d’un baiser.
Baiser de la bouche et des lèvres
Où notre amour vient se poser,
Plein de délices et de fièvres,
Inevitable
Somewhere in Forster — was it \'Aspects of the Novel\'?—
there\'s something to the effect of,
How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?
I\'ve always meant to check the quote, but I\'m half afraid
it won\'t be there, or if it is, that I got it all wrong,
and I pretty much like it the way it is —
I pull it out and toss it onto the table like one of those
really brightly colored chips that only get thrown into the pot