"I was the giant great and still
That sits upon the pillow-hill,
And sees before him, dale and plain,
The pleasant land of counterpane."
(R. Stevenson in The land of counterpane)
Liège-Sclessin (B)
Snooker and other forms of emptiness
Some talking on the wall
Where silence seems to rest
"Beat! beat! drums! - blow! bugles! blow!
Through the windows - through doors - burst like a ruthless force,
Into the solemn church, and scatter the congregation,
Into the school where the scholar is studying;
Leave not the bridegroom quiet - no happiness must he have now with his bride ..."
(W. Whitman in Beat! beat! drums!)
Liège-Chênée (B)
