In this poem, which is divided into Alexandrine quatrains, the poet recalls dreams of a "green night of the dazzled snows" and "yellow-blue awakenings of singing phosphorous.
In this poem, which is divided into Alexandrine quatrains, the poet recalls dreams of a "green night of the dazzled snows" and "yellow-blue awakenings of singing phosphorous." The poet describes dawn as rising up "like a flock of doves" and recalls a child releasing a toy as "fragile as a May butterfly," before speaking of how "for ten nights, without once missing the foolish eye of the harbor lights" he danced "lighter than cork" on the waves. For 10 points-- name this poem by Arthur Rimbaud.
In this poem, which is divided into Alexandrine quatrains, the poet recalls dreams of a "green night of the dazzled snows" and "yellow-blue awakenings of singing phosphorous.
“The {Drunken Boat}” or “Le {bateau ivre}”