BRASSAI BY NIGHT
In the darkness between lamps
the gutters babble in secret slang
he stops to record a curve
a pair of eyes widened by laughter
in the fluctuations of bar light
he sets up a flair across the floor
"kiss naturally, act nonchelance"
no nuance lost, artificial shadows
of smile and stance traced
from corner to elbow Sun
sunk down notes of a drunken music
a will to embrace Between the lamps
a man a moving shadow a lens
fluctuates between misty and sharp
what comes from the mist is sharp
fades suddenly The Paris mist
is moving fast under the streets
seeps into downstairs bars
- strangely lit the white tunnels
curve steeply away from Paris
