Toreador (Jean Cocteau Poems)
Pepita queen of VeniceWhen you go beneath your shutterAll gondoliers call out:Watch out--Toreador!No one rules your heartIn the grand palace ...
Jean Cocteau Poems (6 Poems)
L’Ange Heurtebise (translated in english) (Jean Cocteau Poems)
IAngel Heurtebise on the stepsBeats me with his wingsOf watered silk, refreshes my memory,The rascal, motionlessAnd alone with me on ...
Soft Caramel (Jean Cocteau Poems)
Take a young girl.Fill her with ice and ginshake it all up to make it androgynousAnd return her to her ...
Awakening (Jean Cocteau Poems)
Grave mouths of lionsSinuous smiling of young crocodilesAlong the river's water conveying millionsIsles of spiceHow lovely he is, the sonOf ...
Sobre Las Olas (On The Waves) (Jean Cocteau Poems)
The boys in striped knitwaremake the waves sprout--is it a storm?Everything coos and the bathing girlconsults the mirror of the ...
Preamble (A Rough Draft For An Ars Poetica) (Jean Cocteau Poem)
...Preamble A rough draft for an ars poetica . . . . . . . Let's get our dreams unstuck ...