Arthur William Symons (Артур Саймонс (Симонс))
On the Stage
Lights, in a multi-coloured mist, From indigo to amethyst, A whirling mist of multi-coloured lights; And after, wigs and tights, Then faces, then a glimpse of profiles, then Eyes, and a mist again; And rouge, and always tights, and wigs, and tights. You see the ballet so, and so, From amethyst to indigo; You see a dance of phantoms, but I see A girl, who smiles to me; Her cheeks, across the rouge, and in her eyes I know what memories, What memories and messages for me.
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