A tight rope walker, by Athena (An epigram to a silhoette )
From rooftop to rooftop a rope is tied taut. /
Upon it, an acrobat's fame is sought.
A stick in his hands, he's at ea...
Walking a Tightrope, by U. R. Bowie (Inscription on a Silhouette)
From one roof to the next there’s a cable stretched taut. /
The tight-roper strides, not the least bit distraught.
I...
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Vladislav Khodassevitch (français)
L’acrobate, Henri Abril Légende pour une silhouette
Entre deux toits une corde est tendue. /
L’acrobate avance, calme et têtu.
Dans sa main, la perche telle un fléau; /
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