Charles Emile Jacque, Paysage, 1848
The swifts turn in the heights of air,
yet higher unseen stars are turning.
So we live in a domain of movements
and distances; so the heart
goes from tree to bird, from bird to distant stars,
from the star to its love…
yet higher unseen stars are turning.
So we live in a domain of movements
and distances; so the heart
goes from tree to bird, from bird to distant stars,
from the star to its love…
~ Fragment from Jaccottet’s Seedtime that was never included in the only English translation.
