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----- Original Message ----- From: "MC Ward" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 5:32 PM Subject: Re: "Exquisite Hour" > Magnificent, Fred! The different sections hang > together beautifully under your (somewhat) mysterious > title; and I particularly enjoyed the surprises of > "regret" as a small Mafia clan and the discovery that > the trillionaire in the last section is female. (Made > me want to read the title as "Exquisite Hair," > though!) > > Candice > > Glad you liked it. Regret is more addictive than crack; if the Mob isn't behind it I'd be surprised. --- Paul Verlaine, "L'Heure exquise." There are things one can do in French one just can't in English. La lune blanche Luit dans les bois ; De chaque branche Part une voix Sous la ramée... Ô bien-aimée. L'étang reflète, Profond miroir, La silhouette Du saule noir Où le vent pleure... Rêvons, c'est l'heure. Un vaste et tendre Apaisement Semble descendre Du firmament Que l'astre irise... C'est l'heure exquise. The white moon Shines in the woods; From every branch A voice descends From the leaves . Oh my beloved. The deep mirror Of the pond reflects The silhouette Of the dark willow, whence The wind cries . Let us dream, it's time. A vast and tender Appeasement Seems to descend From the firmament A star makes iridescent . It is the exquisite hour.