Je sais que tout est
Fini derriere moi et que
Retour est exclu.

Leaves shining like jade
Against cerulean sky.
Perfect white petals.

To debate whether
Ned Kelly's last words were 'Such is
Life' misses the point.

Great men have died for
Their country. Today, 'great men'
Negotiate deals.

After two thousand
Years of human strife, sparrows
Chirp and play within.

Art may be proscribed,
Yet, humans must create art,
From geometry.

Love, said the rose, is a perfume.
Love is a murmur, said the water.
Love is a sigh, said the zephyr.
Love, said the light, is a flame.

Oh, how you have lied! (Quanto mendito!)
Love is a tear.