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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FAN, by RENE FRANCOIS ARMAND PRUDHOMME Poet's Biography
First Line: It is I control the air
Last Line: Or your tears that tremble.
Alternate Author Name(s): Sully-prudhomme
Subject(s): Air; Fans; Wings
First Line: It is I control the air
Last Line: Or your tears that tremble.
Alternate Author Name(s): Sully-prudhomme
Subject(s): Air; Fans; Wings
It is I control the air
With my graceful flourish;
Sometimes play it swiftly where
Your clear glance I nourish—
Sometimes catch it on the wing
And hold it prisoner,
Gently its caress to bring
With soft, cool, plaintive stir.
It is I who, under your quivering hair,
Bring to your ear's discretion
The sigh that sets the crimson there,
The sigh of a rapt confession.
It is I who snare it in for you,
And help you to dissemble
Your laughter that it will renew
Or your tears that tremble.
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