ChristophediscoveredthemightypowerofidealismwhichanimatedtheFrenchpoets, musicians, , -keep.
Thepoets—thatis, thoseonlywhowereworthyofthatsplendidname, sobandiedbythePressandtheAcademiesanddoledouttodiverswindbagsgreedyofmoneyandflattery—thepoets, despisingimpudentrhetoricandthatslavishrealismwhichnibblesatthesurfaceofthingswithoutpenetratingtoreality, hadintrenchedthemselvesintheverycenterofthesoul, inamysticvisionintowhichwasdrawntheuniverseofformandidea, likeatorrentfallingintoalake, , whichwithdrewintoitselftorecreatetheuniverse, , withhisardentloveoflife, :
"? Now, atthisverymoment, ? Theworkingclassesarepreparingforwar, nationsaredying, nationsarespringingtonewlife, theArmeniansaremassacred, Asia, awakingfromitssleepofathousandyears, hurlsdowntheMuscovitecolossus, thekeeperofthekeysofEurope: Turkey, likeAdam, opensitseyesonthelightofday: theairisconqueredbyman: theoldearthcracksunderourfeetandopens: itdevoursawholepeople....Alltheseprodigies, accomplishedintwentyyears, enoughtosupplymaterialfortwentyIliads: butwherearethey, whereshalltheirfierytracesbefoundinthebooksofyourpoets? Aretheyofallmenunabletoseethepoetryoftheworld?"
"Patience, myfriend, patience!" repliedOlivier."Besilent, saynothing, listen...."
....
Thehumofbees, andtheperfumeofthelimes....
Thewind,
Withhisgoldenlipskissingtheearthoftheplains...
Thesoftsoundoftherainandthescentoftheroses.
Thererangoutthehammerandchiselofthepoetscarvingthesidesofavasewith
Thefinemajestyofsimplethings,
solemn, joyouslife,
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