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Contrasts The windows of my poetry are wide open on the boulevards and in the shop windows Shine The precious stones of light Listen to the violins of the limousines and the xylophones of the linotypes The sketcher washes with the hand-towel of the sky All is color spots And the hats of the women passing by are comets in the conflagration of the evening Unity There's no more unity All the clocks now read midnight after being set back ten minutes There's no more time. There's no more money. In the Chamber They are spoiling the marvelous elements of raw material ("Contrasts")


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Author Bio


  • NameBlaise Cendrars
  • DescriptionFrench writer of Swiss origin
  • BornSeptember 1, 1887
  • DiedJanuary 21, 1961
  • CountrySwitzerland; France
  • ProfessionWar Correspondent; Journalist; Poet; Writer; Novelist
  • AwardsCommander Of The Legion Of Honour; Croix De Guerre 1914–1918