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You’ll never be an Olympic champion, Cecile, After your accident on the ice, Just walk, only, There are so many beautiful things to do, While walking, only, doubly, Walking makes happy, calms the heart, Walking inspires the brain, frees it, You’ll never be an Olympic champion, Cecile, To walk is to write, Through wild, distant forests, Crossing white deserts of fine and warm sand, Imagine them under your feet as you walk, Just walk, Cecile, only, You will overcome your demons, greet your friends, You’ll walk farther, longer, higher, You will know new cities, big or small, To walk is to create, Learn to listen to birds, zinc clouds, Learn to listen to the silence of people, You’ll never be an Olympic champion, Cecile, Just walk, only, an hour, You will cross poems without rhymes, You’ll follow Jack London to the white Klondike, You’ll walk with the wolves, the brown bears, Walking, is knowing oneself, more, It is to salute the kindness of women, their silences, The silence of flowers, royal bees, You’ll never be a champion, Cecile, Just walk, only, You will be better loved and expected, Your thoughts will cross the mountains. Tu ne seras jamais championne olympique, Cécile, Après ton accident sur la glace, Contente-toi de marcher, seulement, Il y a tant de belles choses à faire, En marchant, seulement, doublement, Marcher rend heureux, calme le cœur, Marcher inspire le cerveau, le libère, Tu ne seras jamais championne olympique, Cécile, Marcher, c’est écrire, Traverser des forêts sauvages, lointaines, Traverser des blancs déserts de sable fin et chaud, Imagine les sous tes pieds en marchant, Contente-toi de marcher, Cécile, seulement, Tu vaincras tes démons, saluera tes amis, Tu marcheras plus loin, plus longtemps, plus haut, Tu connaitras des villes nouvelles, grandes ou petites, Marcher c’est créer, Apprendre à écouter les oiseaux, les nuages de zinc, Apprendre à écouter le silence des gens, Tu ne seras jamais championne olympique, Cécile, Contente-toi de marcher, seulement, une heure, Tu traverseras des poèmes sans rimes, Tu suivras Jack London, au blanc Klondike, Tu marcheras avec les loups, les ours bruns, Marcher c’est se connaitre, davantage , C’est saluer la gentillesse des femmes, leurs silences, Le silence des fleurs, des abeilles royales, Tu ne seras jamais championne, Cécile, Contente-toi de marcher, seulement, Tu seras mieux aimée et attendue, Tes pensées franchiront les montagnes.
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