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Paul Valery Translation of the Graveyard By the Sea

...This is my modern English translation of Paul Valéry's poem “Le cimetière marin” (“The graveyard by the sea”). Valéry was buried in the seaside cemetery evoked in his best-known poem. From the vantag......

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Categories: pythian, death, french, grave, obituary,
Form: Free verse

Distinguished Genttlemen

...The laurel wreath Bestowed on victors Every four years Blood, sweat and tears In Pythian Games Honoring Apollo At Delphi onto Greece In a classic ceremony The corruptible glory An immortal c......

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Categories: pythian, art, history, imagination, inspirational,
Form: Free verse