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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
INHIBITION, by EUGENE JOLAS Poet's Biography
First Line: I wandered along the beach
Last Line: While watching cosmic interludes.
Subject(s): Love; Solitude; Loneliness
First Line: I wandered along the beach
Last Line: While watching cosmic interludes.
Subject(s): Love; Solitude; Loneliness
I wandered along the beach,
And the loveliness of the amethyst waves
Scattering white rose-petals on the dunes
Made me fashion a song,
Mosaiced with words of jade and opal,
And shot through with the crimson-lipped rhythm
Of muted violins playing in scented rooms.
Like to a Beloved I spoke to the sea,
Holding its beauty close to my heart,
Pouring into its ears symphonies of words,
And letting the vagabond wind
Blow her silk hair into my face.
Gulls swarmed up from nowhere,
Their daintiness thrown against the sky,
Their shrill sing-song gesturing in the air.
And then I knew I was a fool,
For making a crazy little song
To be chanted by one thin voice,
While watching cosmic interludes.
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