For all of you who need a bit of beauty in you life...
Remember the positivity meme? I loved it, and since I found a poem that made me happy, I decided to share it. It's a French poem, and I found an English translation somewhere online. Have both versions!
Quand nul ne la regarde,
La mer n’est plus la mer,
Elle est ce que nous sommes
Lorsque nul ne nous voit.
Elle a d’autres poissons,
D’autres vagues aussi.
C’est la mer pour la mer
Et pour ceux qui en rêvent
Comme je fais ici.
Jules Supervielle
And the English translation :
When no one's watching it,
The sea stops being the sea
And turns into what we are
When no one can see us.
It spaws other kinds of fish
And makes other kinds of waves.
It's the sea for the sea
And for those dreaming of it
Just as I am doing here.
.
Quand nul ne la regarde,
La mer n’est plus la mer,
Elle est ce que nous sommes
Lorsque nul ne nous voit.
Elle a d’autres poissons,
D’autres vagues aussi.
C’est la mer pour la mer
Et pour ceux qui en rêvent
Comme je fais ici.
Jules Supervielle
And the English translation :
When no one's watching it,
The sea stops being the sea
And turns into what we are
When no one can see us.
It spaws other kinds of fish
And makes other kinds of waves.
It's the sea for the sea
And for those dreaming of it
Just as I am doing here.
.