De Gourmont Phrasis 1 Recited

REMY de GOURMONT PHRASIS 1 Exotic flowers,intoxicating the senses with familiar scents and colours.In this strange oasis the air hung motionless,the flowers breathed forth an almost carnal odour.In the uneven grass,buttercup,moondaisies and centuary and lingroot like long thin girls in white hats.Picking up a red rose,kissing it as though it were sacred and adored,they enjoyed delicious moments in those last autumn days under the rain of dead leaves. From A Virgin Heart (trans by Huxley) 1922 Listen to me read this phrasis on youtube under my pen name ichthyschiro