A Brittany trilogy. The end

Chapter 3: Lollipop Les sanglots longsDes violonsDe l’automneBlessent mon coeurD’une langueurMonotone. The slow weepingOf the violinsOf AutumnStab my heartWith a monotonousLassitude (Verlaine, 1844-1896) May 13th 1944. In less than a week, on May 18th, I’ll be 18. Ha! I don’t think I’ll ever celebrate my birthday again after that. Not that this coincidence of turning…