Of smiles and sighs, of laughter and of tears,

The blooms of hope and those of disillusion.

All, all these flowers grow in this wondrous park.

I drink some water from the Muse’s palm,

The water of the lake of inspiration.

And then in silence do I wend my way

Through rows of silent and mysterious flowers,

Inhaling all the odors of the flowers,

The sweet and bitter odors of the flowers.

And like the bee, I also make some honey,