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The Ladybug:
XV. La Coccinelle (The Ladybug) Victor Hugo translated by gib
She told me, "Something is Bothering me." And I saw Her snow-white neck and upon it A little red insect.
I should have - but wise or foolish, At sixteen one is awkward - Seen the kiss on her lips More than the insect on her neck.
One would have said a seashell; Red back spotted in black. In order to see us, the warblers Leaned forward in the leafy branches.
Her cool mouth was there: I bent around the lovely girl And I took the ladybug; But the kiss took off.
"Son, learn from how I'm called," Said the insect from the blue sky, "The beasts belong to God; But beastly stupidity belongs to man."
Drawn from Contemplations, I (Aurora): XV - La Coccinelle) Copyright Geoffrey I. Barto, 2003
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