flowers
by arthur rimbaud
from a golden step,— among silk cords,
green velvets, gray gauzes,
and crystal disks that
turn black as bronze in the sun,
i see the digitalis opening
on a carpet of silver filigree,
of eyes and hair. yellow gold-pieces
strewn over agate, mahogany columns supporting
emerald domes, bouquets of white satin
and delicate sprays of rubies,
surround the water-rose.
like a god with huge blue eyes and limbs of snow,
the sea and sky lure to the marble terraces
the throng of roses, young and strong.
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