Shine far away and faintly luminous;

Whose pensive tones merge from the afterglow

Into this colour indescribable;

This blending of the sea and earth and clouds,

Soft and yet poignant, passionate yet calm.

I know not what the spirit in me feels,

When it beholds thee through my human eyes:

Nor what strange craving for forgotten things

Has stirred my soul to this disquietude!

THOUGHTS AT AJACCIO