Le Portrait D'un Saint Poem by Tom Billsborough
Le Portrait D'un Saint
Ma foi! Mon chat!
Il dort toujours
Etendu sur le tapis devant le feu
Passif comme un moine en prière!
Une telle vie passée glorieux
Lui a donné cet honneur.
Je suis témoin de la renaissance
D'un saint!
Ma foi! Mon chat!
Comment bien tu démontres
La puissance de paresse sans pareil
Et la sainteté de sommeil.
English Translation
My Goodness! My cat!
He's always asleep
Stretched out on the carpet in front of the fire,
Passive as a monk in prayer!
Such a glorious past life
Has given him this honour.
I am witnessing the rebirth
Of a saint.
My goodness! My cat!
How well you demonstrate
The power of laziness without equal
And the sanctity of sleep.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
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8/29/2026 2:04:29 AM # rel_20260827T145718Z_a0f1bd3
YOU wrote both the French and English OR neither? tell the truth! i like the English. i am reserving judgement on the French until i can get Brigitte Bardot to teach me the language. a quote from BB: I gave my beauty and my youth to men. I am going to give my wisdom and experience to animals my response: i never got any of her beauty or youth [you KNOW what i mean], and i have enough of my own wisdom and experience, thank you very much! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - favorite English lines: How well you demonstrate The power of laziness without equal And the sanctity of sleep .............................sounds like my wife talking. to MyPoemList. AND the whole thing would fit nicely into my/our May showcase! what say you, sir? bri ;)
Yes, Bri. I'd be happy for your to include it in May's showcase. I wrote it in French first, then did the translation. I'll give Brigitte a ring and ask her to contact you. I always found her very obliging.