Of a kiss I’m afraid <br />as of bees in the skies, <br />I suffer, I wake, <br />and no rest may find, take: <br />of a kiss I’m afraid! <br /> <br />Yet I love Kate, my maid, <br />and her beautiful eyes, <br />with her delicate air <br />white and slender, so fair: <br />how I love Kate, my maid! <br /> <br />‘Tis St. Valentine’s Day, <br />I dare not, though I try <br />my promise to make: <br />what a dreadful mistake <br />is St. Valentine’s Day. <br /> <br />She is sworn, the vow’s made, <br />what a joy Life supplies! <br />Act the lover, I swear <br />is so difficult where <br />love to loved won court’s paid. <br /> <br />Of a kiss I’m afraid <br />as of bees in the skies, <br />I suffer, I wake, <br />and no rest may find, take: <br />of a kiss I’m afraid! <br /> <br />J’ai peur d’un baiser <br />Comme d’une abeille. <br />Je souffre et je veille <br />Sans me reposer. <br />J’ai peur d’un baiser <br /> <br />Pourtant j’aime Kate <br />Et ses yeux jolis. <br />Elle est délicate <br />Aus longs traits pâlis. <br />Oh! que j’aime Kate! <br /> <br />C’est Saint-Valentin! <br />Je dois et je n’ose <br />Lui dire au matin. <br />La terrible choix <br />Que Saint-Valentin! <br /> <br />Elle m’est promise, <br />Fort heureusement! <br />Mais quelle entreprise <br />Que d’être un amant <br />Près d’une promise! <br /> <br />J’ai peur d’un baiser <br />Comme d’une abeille. <br />Je souffre et je veille <br />Sans me reposer. <br />J’ai peur d’un baiser.<br /><br />Jonathan ROBIN<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-poor-young-shepherd-after-paul-verlaine-po-mes-saturniens/
