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Dame

Guillaume Apollinaire 1880 (Rome) – 1918 (Paris)



Toc toc Il a fermé sa porte
Les lys du jardin sont flétris
Quel est donc ce mort qu'on emporte
Tu viens de toquer à sa porte
Et trotte trotte
La petite souris

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Words 35
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6

Guillaume Apollinaire

Guillaume Apollinaire was an Italian-born French poet, playwright, short story writer, novelist, and art critic born in Rome, in Italy, to a Polish mother. more…

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