(4 February 1900 – 11 April 1977 / Neuilly-sur-Seine)

poet Jacques Prevert
#257 on top 500 poets
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Alicante

An orange upon the table
Your dress on the rug
And you in my bed
Sweet present of the present
Freshness of the night
Warmth of my life.

Submitted: Thursday, May 11, 2006
Edited: Monday, July 23, 2012

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  • Pranab K Chakraborty (7/24/2012 1:05:00 AM)

    Nice and unique present from the poet to the readers to imagine the uniqueness of the imagery.....Nice.........10+

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  • Jasbir Chatterjee (7/24/2012 12:51:00 AM)

    this is what I call living in the present, always the best thing to do...

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  • Malini Kadir (4/8/2008 11:23:00 PM)

    A dream of sweet toxin

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