The poem was inspired by the short poetic novel Bruges-la Morte, by Georges Rodenbach. Listen while you read to this Very Slow and Spooky French Cancan...
Grave of George Rodenbach, Père-Lachaise (photo by Gus Hertzog)
Only the dead are dancing
through the living
rooms
when evening is falling
and grey people are put to rest
in peace
in houses
rooms
when evening is falling
and grey people are put to rest
in peace
in houses
and shallow shadows
of past centuries
wondering stoned
as a statue.
Listen well
and hear a voice
whispering behind a hatch
Listen well
and hear a voice
whispering behind a hatch
about a past
tense not fully
completed
Another of my fave monuments, I always dub it the Great Escape!
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