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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CORRESPONDENCES, by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Nature is a temple whose living spires Last Line: Where the transport of the soul and the senses sings. | |||
Nature is a temple whose living spires Send mingled words at times upon the air; Man journeys through a wood of symbols there That kindle, as he goes, with friendly fires. As long-drawn echoes in a far-off bond Blend in a deep and shadowed unity, Vast as the night and as vast clarity, Color and sound and fragrance correspond. Some perfumes are as fresh as the cheek of a child, Sweet as the hautboy, as the meadow green, Others are triumphant, rich, defiled, With all the expansion of infinite things, Of amber, incense, musk, and benzoin, Where the transport of the soul and the senses sings. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DON JUAN IN HELL by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE A VOYAGE TO CYTHERA by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE AFFINITIES by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE ANYWHERE OUT OF THE WORLD by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE ANYWHERE OUT OF THE WORLD by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE AT ONE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE BE DRUNK by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE BEATRICE by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE |
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