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The Emperor of Ice-Cream / Wallace Stevens

The Emperor of Ice-Cream

Wallace Stevens


Call the roller of big cigars,

The muscular one, and bid him whip

In kitchen cups concupiscent curds.

Let the wenches dawdle in such dress

As they are used to wear, and let the boys

Bring flowers in last month's newspapers.

Let be be finale of seem.

The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.


Take from the dresser of deal,

Lacking the three glass knobs, that sheet

On which she embroidered fantails once

And spread it so as to cover her face.

If her horny feet protrude, they come

To show how cold she is, and dumb.

Let the lamp affix its beam.

The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.


ืžืœืš ื”ื’ืœื™ื“ื”/ ื•ืืœืืก ืกื˜ื™ื‘ื ืก


ืชึผึดืงึฐืจึธื ืœึฐื–ึถื” ืฉืึถืžึผึฐื’ึทืœึฐื’ึผึตืœ ืขึฒืœึตื™ ืกึดื™ื’ึทืจ ื’ึผึฐื“ื•ึนืœึดื™ื,

ื–ึถื”, ื”ึทืฉึผืึฐืจึดื™ืจึดื™, ืชึผึทื’ึผึดื™ื“ ืœื•ึน ืฉืึถื™ึผึทืชึฐื—ึดื™ืœ ืœึทื—ึฒื‘ึผึนื˜

ื‘ึผึฐืชื•ึนืš ื›ึผื•ึนืกื•ึนืช ื’ึผึฐื“ื•ึนืœึดื™ื ื’ึผึฐื“ื•ึผืฉืึตื™ ื’ึผื•ึผืฉืึดื™ื ืฉืึถืœ ืชึผึทืึฒื•ึธื”.

ืชึผึทืจึฐืฉืึถื” ืœึทื›ึผื•ึผืกึดื™ึผื•ึนืช ืœึธืœึถื›ึถืช ื‘ึผึดืฉื‚ึฐืžึธืœื•ึนืช

ื›ึผึฐืžื•ึน ืฉืึถื‘ึผึธื ืœึธื”ึถืŸ, ืชึผึตืŸ ืœึทื‘ึผึธื ึดื™ื

ืœึธืชึตืช ืœึธื”ึถืŸ ืคึผึฐืจึธื—ึดื™ื ื‘ึผึฐืชื•ึนืšึฐ ื ึฐื™ึธืจ ืขึดืชึผื•ึนืŸ ื™ึธืฉืึธืŸ ื•ึผืžึฐืฉืึปืžึผึธืฉื.

ืชึผึตืŸ ืœึทืžึผึฐืฆึดื™ืื•ึผืช ืœึดื›ึฐื‘ึผึนืฉื ืึถืช ื–ื•ึน ืฉืึถืชึผึท'ืคึผึธื ึดื™ื ืžึทืขึฒืžึดื™ื“ึธื”.

ื›ึผึทื™ึผื•ึนื ื”ึทืžึผึถืœึถืšึฐ ื”ึทื™ึผึธื—ึดื™ื“ ื”ื•ึผื ืžึถืœึถืšึฐ ื”ึทื’ึผึฐืœึดื™ื“ึธื”.


ืงื•ึผื ืงึทื— ืžึดืชึผื•ึนืšึฐ ืฉืึดื“ึผึทืช ื”ึธืขึตืฅ ื”ึทืžึฐื—ึปืกึฐืคึผึถืกึถืช,

ื–ื•ึน ืฉืึถืึธื‘ึฐื“ื•ึผ ืœึธื”ึผ ืฉืึฐืœึนืฉืึธื” ื›ึผึทืคึฐืชึผื•ึนืจึตื™ ื”ึทื–ึผึฐื›ื•ึผื›ึดื™ืช ,

ืึถืช ื”ึทืกึผึธื“ึดื™ืŸ,ืฉืึถืคึผึทืขึทื ื”ึดื™ื ืจึธืงึฐืžึธื” ืขึธืœึธื™ื• ืฉืึฐืœึทืœ ืžึฐื ึดื™ืคื•ึนืช ื ื•ึนืฆึธื”,

ื•ึผืคึฐืจึนืฉื‚ ืื•ึนืชื•ึน ืขึธืœึถื™ื”ึธ ื•ึฐื›ึทืกึผึตื” ื‘ึผื•ึน ืึถืช ืจึธืืฉืึธื”ึผ.

ืึดื ื™ึดื‘ึฐืœึฐื˜ื•ึผ ืจึทื’ึฐืœึตื™ ื”ึทื—ึทืจึฐืžึธื ึดื™ืช, ื–ึถื” ืจึทืง ื™ึทืจึฐืึถื” ื›ึผึทืžึผึธื”

ืฆื•ึนื ึถื ึถืช ื”ึดื™ื, ื›ึผึทืžึผึธื” ื“ึผื•ึนืžึถืžึถืช ื•ึผืกึฐืชื•ึผืžึธื”.

ืชึผึตืŸ ื–ึฐื›ื•ึผืช ืึดืฉึผืื•ึผืจ ืœึทืžึผึฐื ื•ึนืจึธื” ืฉืึถืœึผึฐืฆึดื“ึธื”ึผ.

ื›ึผึทื™ึผื•ึนื ื”ึทืžึผึถืœึถืšึฐ ื”ึทื™ึผึธื—ึดื™ื“ ื”ื•ึผื ืžึถืœึถืšึฐ ื”ึทื’ึผึฐืœึดื™ื“ึธื”.


ืชืจื’ื•ื: ื–ื™ื•ื” ืฉืžื™ืจ


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