To Madame G, Poem by Alfred De Musset

Poem by Alfred De Musset Collection New PoemsPeriod 19th century

In ten years from now, only,
You will be a little less cruel.
It’s long, to speak frankly.
Love will probably come
To give the clock a stroke of its wing.

Your beauty bewitches us,
Beware of it nonetheless:
One learns more than one piece of news
In ten years.

When that time comes, of a lover
I will be the perfect model,
Too stupid to be fickle,
And too ugly to be unfaithful.
But you will still be too beautiful
In ten years.

Alfred De Musset

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