Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AT THE BAL MASQUE; COLUMBINE TO PIERROT, by FORD MADOX FORD Poet's Biography First Line: Ah - ah- ah - if you ask for a love like that Last Line: Qu'est c'-qu'est c'-qu'est c' que tu fais dans cette galère? Alternate Author Name(s): Hueffer, Ford Hermann; Hueffer, Ford Madox Subject(s): France; French Language; Love | ||||||||
(She hums her words.) AHAhAhif you ask for a love like that, Qu'est c'-Qu'est c'-Qu'est c'que tu fais dans cette galère? HarkHarkHarkHear the twittering, rustling feet: Alors, qu'est ce-e, qu'est ce-e qu'on peut faire. She speaks. Tender and trusting and true That they may be otherwhere: Here one is just what one is Andas for pledges to you Theredrink the scent of my hair: Theresnatch your moment of bliss. She sings again. TenderTenderTender, trusting and true That, That, That they may be, they may be otherwhere: Si tu veux autre chose, je n'ai rien de plus, Qu'est c'-Qu'est c'-Qu'est c' que tu fais dans cette galère? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD |
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