Paul Eluard Poems

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11.
Absence

I speak to you over cities
I speak to you over plains
My mouth is against your ear
The two sides of the walls face
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12.
Even When We Sleep

Even when we sleep we watch over each other
And this love heavier than a lake’s ripe fruit
Without laughter or tears lasts forever
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13.
Ecstasy

I am in front of this feminine land
Like a child in front of the fire
Smiling vaguely with tears in my eyes
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14.
The River

15.
I Only Wish To Love You

I only wish to love you
A storm fills the valley
A fish the river
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16.
Certitude

If I speak it’s to hear you more clearly
If I hear you I’m sure to understand you
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17.
Liberty

On my school notebooks
On my desk and on the trees
On the sands of snow
I write your name
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18.
Barely Disfigured

Adieu Tristesse
Bonjour Tristesse
Farewell Sadness
Hello Sadness
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19.
A Single Smile

A single smile disputes
Each star with the gathering night
A single smile for us both
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20.
I Said It To You

I said it to you for the clouds
I said it to you for the tree of the sea
For each wave for the birds in the leaves
For the pebbles of sound
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