“The guillotine is the masterpiece of the plastic arts
Its click
Creates perpetual motion
("The Head")”
― Dix-neuf poèmes élastiques de Blaise Cendrars: Edition critique et commentée
Its click
Creates perpetual motion
("The Head")”
― Dix-neuf poèmes élastiques de Blaise Cendrars: Edition critique et commentée
“Contrasts
The windows of my poetry are wide open on the boulevards and in the shop windows
Shine
The precious stones of light
Listen to the violins of the limousines and the xylophones of the linotypes
The sketcher washes with the hand-towel of the sky
All is color spots
And the hats of the women passing by are comets in the conflagration of the evening
Unity
There's no more unity
All the clocks now read midnight after being set back ten minutes
There's no more time.
There's no more money.
In the Chamber
They are spoiling the marvelous elements of raw material
("Contrasts")”
― Dix-neuf poèmes élastiques de Blaise Cendrars: Edition critique et commentée
The windows of my poetry are wide open on the boulevards and in the shop windows
Shine
The precious stones of light
Listen to the violins of the limousines and the xylophones of the linotypes
The sketcher washes with the hand-towel of the sky
All is color spots
And the hats of the women passing by are comets in the conflagration of the evening
Unity
There's no more unity
All the clocks now read midnight after being set back ten minutes
There's no more time.
There's no more money.
In the Chamber
They are spoiling the marvelous elements of raw material
("Contrasts")”
― Dix-neuf poèmes élastiques de Blaise Cendrars: Edition critique et commentée
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