Religion
The Sky-Blue Smiles Above the Roof
Translated by Gertrude Hall (1895) · From Sagesse (1881)
The sky-blue smiles above the roof
Its tenderest;
A green tree rears above the roof
Its waving crest.
The church-bell in the windless sky
Peaceably rings,
A skylark soaring in the sky
Endlessly sings.
My God, my God, all life is there,
Simple and sweet;
The soothing bee-hive murmur there
Comes from the street!
What have you done, O you that weep
In the glad sun,--
Say, with your youth, you man that weep,
What have you done?
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MLA
Verlaine, Paul. “The Sky-Blue Smiles Above the Roof.” Translated by Gertrude Hall. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/verlaine/37/.
Chicago
Verlaine, Paul. “The Sky-Blue Smiles Above the Roof.” Translated by Gertrude Hall. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/verlaine/37/.
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