Semper Eadem
You said, there grows within you some strange gloom, A sea rising on rock, why is it so? When once your heart has brought its harvest home Life is an evil! (secret all men know), A simple sorrow, not mysterious, And, like your joy, it sparkles for us all. So, lovely one, be not so curious! And even though your voice is sweet, be still! Be quiet silly girl! Soul of delight! Mouth of the childish laugh! More, still, than Life Death holds us often in the subtlest ways. So let my heart be lost within a lie, As in a sweet dream, plunge into your eyes And sleep a long time in your lashes' shade.
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"You said, there grows within you some strange gloom,..."
Exploring the themes of classic, Charles Baudelaire delivers a powerful performance in "Semper Eadem"... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...