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From The Cupboard Le buffet

A large carved cupboard of white oakemanates that relaxed gentle

Old people have; open, it's kindlyshadows give off fragrances like finewine, it overflows with a jumbleof quaint frayed things: sweetyellowed linen, torn women's clothes,faded laces, grandmother's shawlsembroidered with griffins, children's shirts;there must be lockets buried somewhere,locks of white or blond hair, portraitsand dried flowers whose odors minglewith the smell of apples and pears.

O old-fashionedcupboard, what stories you must know, it's obviousyou'd love to tell them each time your wide doorsslowly open and you clear your throat.

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Le buffetC'est un large buffet sculpté ; le chêne sombre,

Très vieux, a pris cet air si bon des vieilles gens ;

Le buffet est ouvert, et verse dans son

Comme un flot de vin vieux, des parfums engageants ;

Tout plein, c'est un fouillis de vieilles vieilleries,

De linges odorants et jaunes, de

De femmes ou d'enfants, de dentelles flétries,

De fichus de grand'mère où sont peints des griffons ;- C'est là qu'on trouverait les médaillons, les

De cheveux blancs ou blonds, les portraits, les fleurs

Dont le parfum se mêle à des parfums de fruits.- O buffet du vieux temps, tu sais bien des histoires,

Et tu voudrais conter tes contes, et tu

Quand s'ouvrent lentement tes grandes portes noires.

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Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (20 October 1854 – 10 November 1891) was a French poet known for his influence on modern literature and arts, prefig…

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