He whose thoughts, like skylarks, Toward the morning sky take flight — Who hovers over life and understands with ease The language of flowers and sil… - Charles Baudelaire
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He whose thoughts, like skylarks, Toward the morning sky take flight — Who hovers over life and understands with ease The language of flowers and silent things!
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Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire (9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867) was a French poet, critic and translator.
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Also Known As
Pen Names:
Pierre de Fayis
Alternative Names:
Baudelaire
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Charles Pierre Baudelaire-Dufaÿs
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Charles Pierre Baudelaire
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Charles-Pierre Baudelaire
My love, do you recall the object which we saw, That fair, sweet, summer morn! At a turn in the path a foul carcass On a gravel strewn bed,
Its legs raised in the air, like a lustful woman, Burning and dripping with poisons, Displayed in a shameless, nonchalant way Its belly, swollen with gases.
