LES BALLONS
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GAINST these turbid turquoise skiesThe light and luminous balloonsDip and drift like satin moonsDrift like silken butterflies; Reel with every windy gust,Rise and reel like dancing girls,Float like strange transparent pearls,Fall and float like silver dust. Now to the low leaves they cling,Each with coy fantastic pose,Each a petal of a roseStraining at a gossamer string. Then to the tall trees they climb,Like thin globes of amethyst,Wandering opals keeping trystWith the rubies of the lime.
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