The Starry Head – Section Chief

Poem by Guillaume Apollinaire Collection CalligrammesThemes WarPeriod 20th century

My mouth will have the ardors of gehenna
My mouth will be for you a hell of sweetness and seduction
The angels of my mouth will enthroned in your heart
The soldiers of my mouth will take you by assault
The priests of my mouth will cense your beauty
Your soul will stir like a region during an earthquake
Your eyes will then be charged with all the love that has amassed in the gazes of humanity since it has existed
My mouth will be an army against you an army full of disparities
Varied like an enchanter who knows how to vary his metamorphoses
The orchestra and the choirs of my mouth will tell you my love
It murmurs it to you from afar
While with eyes fixed on the watch I await the minute prescribed for the assault

Guillaume Apollinaire

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