ext_85314 ([identity profile] sapience.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] greatpoetry 2004-06-21 07:58 pm (UTC)

Heh--I've actually been working on that. I can't find a thing yet. It appears that Verlaine and Rimbaud were friends, so perhaps Rimbaud said it aloud to Verlaine, who was then inspired to write this poem. I'm going to keep searching, though.

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