Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Is War An Art or Is War A Disease? - 3

War
(by A. Rimbaud)

When a child,
certain skies sharpened my vision:
all their characters were reflected in my face.
The Phenomena were roused.—
At present,
the eternal inflection of moments
and the infinity of mathematics
drives me through this world where
I meet with every civil honor,
respected by strange children
and prodigious affections.—
I dream of a War
of right and of might,
of unlooked-for logic.
It is as simple as a musical phrase.


(FRENCH Version)

Guerre

Enfant,
certains ciels ont affiné mon optique:
tous les caractères nuancèrent ma physionomie.
Les Phénomènes s'émurent. -
À présent,
l'inflexion éternelle des moments
et l'infini des mathématiques
me chassent par ce monde
où je subis tous les succès civils,
respecté de l'enfance étrange
et des affections énormes. -
Je songe à une Guerre
de droit ou de force,
de logique bien imprévue.
C'est aussi simple qu'une phrase musicale.


Life During War



The previous post in this series is here.

2 comments:

  1. There are many unknown species (link).

    War is a pathogen.

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  2. "Tens Of Thousands Flee 'War Zone' Of Raging Fort McMurray Wildfire" (Huffington Post)

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