| IL Y A DES ÉCHELLES ... | SCALES OF THINGS ... |
| Valérie Rouzeau | trans. Susan Wicks |
....Il y a des échelles:. on ne les touche pas. ....Loin d'une .fleur. par battement que j'aurais voulu. ....Si .j'entends .appeler .mon nom. ce n'est pas toi. ....Ni moi - j'ai le coeur dans les pieds, la tête. ....Du sol .au soleil . ce .bouquet .d'en rêve monte comme un record. | ....Scales of things. are like ladders: .you mustn't touch. ....Far from the flower .for every .beat .I would have liked. ....If I hear .my name being called .it isn't you. ....Nor me - my .heart's .in .my .feet, .my head. ....From the ground to the sun .this dream bouquet is rising, beating all records. |
Copyright © Valérie Rouzeau 2009; trans. copyright © Susan Wicks 2009 - publ. Arc Publications
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