I wink at the clouds
I defy the biggest storms
I swim breaststroke in fresh water
Sandcastles in the foam
Ephemeral and not straight
Time takes its sweet time
I invent childish games for myself
And I get bored with mine
I invent games that are worth nothing
I do little but I do it well
I make bubbles in rosewater
On the horizon of gloomy nights
I let the beautiful years burn away
But I only do as I please
I make musical scores on the ground
I make ripples in the bath
Twenty thousand leagues under the seas
I pour your perfume into the water
Sink and then take some air
Time takes its sweet time
I invent childish games for myself
And I get bored with mine
I invent games that are worth nothing
I do little but I do it well
And you from time to time
We would play like children
And you from time to time
We would play at pretending, perhaps