Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ILLUSION, by JEAN COCTEAU


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ILLUSION, by                    
First Line: Mountains below the level of the sea
Last Line: Pressed close to me.
Subject(s): Hallucinations & Illusions


Mountains below the level of the sea
a horse on the roof feeding.
Steep hill cow at ease
as a fly
let's pat her
stop she's over two miles off

Behind the hilltop
(the earth is round)
she is hiding
And you so far away
pressed close to me.





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