A nice poem – Un poème gentil – Un poema amable y agradable

English followed by une version en français y una versión en español.

The texts below are December 2024 revisions of the texts first posted in November 2024. Thus this set of poems may be said to both precede and follow in the footsteps of The great poem.

A nice poem

Artwork by William Eaton developed from photo of clouds seen from le Jardin de l'Hôtel de Sens, Paris, 2024

She felt she had to be nice to him,

And he not to her, but odd it was

That still he was, and that she felt

How nice it was, and not just for him,

To be nice to someone who could be so nice,

It seemed this, too, a pleasure was.

Français

Un poème gentil

Elle se sentait obligée d’être gentille avec lui

Et que tels devoirs ne pesaient sur lui, mais

Comme c’était étrange, comme néanmoins il était gentil,

Et comme d’être gentille avec quelqu’un si gentil,

Cela, il semblait, pouvait lui plaire aussi.

Español

Un poema amable

Se sentía obligada a ser amable con él,

y que tales deberes no le pesaban, pero

qué extraño era, lo amable que él era, y

cómo ser amable con alguien tan amable,

parecía que a ella también le gustaría.


— Poem(s) and artwork by William Eaton.

Cover of William Eaton's latest collection of poetry and prose: 4 billions eggs (2024)
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