En Paix

C'est beau de se réveiller parmi cette auréole de couleurs,
Ce papier peint que tu dessina pour moi seul
Ces volets peints aux tons de la liberté,
La paix intérieure, un esprit effervescent jusqu'aux cieux !

Je sors mon vélo, tout rouillé maintenant mais qui fonctionne encore,
Cette draisienne me ravivant l'âme
Et seulement un bain aux arômes de lavande qui
Me soulageront les douleurs en mes genoux et mes hanches.

Bientôt je vais devoir confronter le jardin
Cela ne me dit rien, en son état si frustre
Il est si beau, sauvage, un oasis
De pensées non-entravées – de mes pensées...

J'aime la solitude, cependant je me sens seule
À l'arrivée de l'hiver, je vais hiberner
En chaussettes de laine et juste un soupçon
Des dessous troublants qui te plaisent tant.

J'entends le ronron de mon ordinateur, de ma
Bette de somme me reliant à 
Ce monde qu'à  l'occasion je préférerais oublier.
Ce déjeuner sera une occasion, informelle non travaillée.


At Peace

It is nice to wake amongst a riot of colour,
the wallpaper you designed with me in mind
and the painted shutters depicting freedom,
peace of mind, a soaring effervescent spirit.

I take my bicycle, rusty now but it still works,
a bone shaker that revives my soul
and only a lavendar scented bath that
will ease the ache in my knees and calves.

Later I shall have to tackle the garden
yet I am loathe so to do, in its unkempt
state it is beautiful, wild, an oasis
of untramelled thoughts - my thoughts

I like the solitude, yet I do get lonely
when winter comes, I shall hibernate
in woolly socks and just the sheerest
hint of lingerie that you like best.

I hear the burr of my computer, my
workhorse who connects me with
the world that I at times prefer to forget.
Lunch will be an occasion, casual not formal.




Poetry by Elle The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2013-02-02 at 18:23

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Thanks Elle, your translation is superior to mine :-)
2013-02-03



Wow! I hope this is a useful summation:

in Peace
by Elle

It's nice to wake up from this halo of colour
This wallpaper you drew for me
These shutters painted in shades of freedom,
Inner peace, an effervescent spirit to heaven!

I leave my bike, now rusty but still works
This dandy horse reviving my soul
And only a bath with aromas of lavender
I relieve the pain in my knees and hips.

Soon I'll have to confront the garden
This means nothing to me, if its state frustrates
It is so beautiful, wild, an oasis
of non-constrained contemplation - my thoughts ...

I like solitude, but I'm lonely
With the arrival of winter, I hibernate
In wool socks and just a hint
troublesome underwear that you like so much.

I hear the hum of my computer, my
Bette Midler CD linking me to surmise
This world I occasionally prefer to forget.
This breakfast is an informal occasion and not work.
2013-02-03