THE MAN WITH THE BLUE GUITAR

XI

Slowly the ivy on the stones
Becomes the stones. Women become

The cities, children become the fields
And men in waves become the sea.

It is the chord that falsifies.
The sea returns upon the men,

The fields entrap the children, brick
Is a weed and all the flies are caught,

Wingless and withered, but living alive.
The discord merely magnifies.

Deeper within the belly's dark
Of time, time grows upon the rock.


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The sea is a form of ridicule.

french vocabulary

le différend - disagreement, controversy
surtout- especially, above all
jadis- long ago, formerly
le mensonge- lie, untruth (faire un mensonge, dire un mensonge)
le bâtiment- building, living quarters
toutefois- however
entamer- to start (on smthg.)
viser- to aim at, aim for
parmi- among, amongst
plusieurs- several
mettre- put on (pp. mis)
le enchère- auction (mettre aux enchères- put up for auction)
droit- right, straight, law
sur le marché- on the market
dessus- on top (of it), above