Thoughts of a Young Girl
from The Tennis Court Oath (1962)
“It is such a beautiful day I had to write you a letter From the tower, and to show I’m not mad: I only slipped on the cake of soap of the air And drowned in the bathtub of the world. You were too good to cry much over me. And now I let you go. Signed, The Dwarf.” I passed by late in the afternoon And the smile still played about her lips As it has for centuries. She always knows How to be utterly delightful. Oh my daughter, My sweetheart, daughter of my late employer, princess, May you not be long on the way!