To dance these blues with you, madame,

The earth would put an end to its horrors of glory

The blood the prisons the wreckage

The bread that was never daily for everyone

The battles with no tomorrow

And the sorrows forgotten in the ashes

—RAYMOND CHASSAGNE

If you buy me a drink, we’ll see this thing through

You’ll be my friend, for at least a few moments …

—BERNARD DIMEY