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Eiffel tower Quote by Vicente Huidobro

“Eiffel Tower" To Robert Delaunay Eiffel Tower Guitar of the sky Your wireless telegraphy Attracts words As a rosebush the bees During the night The Seine no longer flows Telescope or bugle EIFFEL TOWER And it's a hive of words Or an inkwell of honey At the bottom of dawn A spider with barbed-wire…” quote by Vicente Huidobro
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““Eiffel Tower" To Robert Delaunay Eiffel Tower Guitar of the sky Your wireless telegraphy Attracts words As a rosebush the bees During the night The Seine no longer flows Telescope or bugle EIFFEL TOWER And it's a hive of words Or an inkwell of honey At the bottom of dawn A spider with barbed-wire legs Was making its web of clouds My little boy To climb the Eiffel Tower You climb on a song Do re mi fa sol la ti do We are up on top A bird sings in the telegraph antennae It's the wind Of Europe The electric wind Over there The hats fly away They have wings but they don't sing Jacqueline Daughter of France What do you see up there The Seine is asleep Under the shadow of its bridges I see the Earth turning And I blow my bugle Toward all the seas On the path Of your perfume All the bees and the words go their way On the four horizons Who has not heard this song I AM THE QUEEN OF THE DAWN OF THE POLES I AM THE COMPASS THE ROSE OF THE WINDS THAT FADES EVERY FALL AND ALL FULL OF SNOW I DIE FROM THE DEATH OF THAT ROSE IN MY HEAD A BIRD SINGS ALL YEAR LONG That's the way the Tower spoke to me one day Eiffel Tower Aviary of the world Sing Sing Chimes of Paris The giant hanging in the midst of the void Is the poster of France The day of Victory You will tell it to the stars””

Vicente Huidobro

About This Quote

The poem fuses urban landmarks with surreal imagery to explore imagination’s boundless reach.

In simple terms: Surreal images blend with city symbols to spark imagination.

Key Takeaway

Let imagination reshape reality.

Themes

imagination urban surrealism

Mood

dreamy inspired

Type

poetic artistic

When to use this quote

  • poetry workshops
  • visual arts
  • urban planning

Key Concepts

symbolism creative freedom

Questions to Reflect On

  • How does the Eiffel Tower symbolize creativity?
  • What emotions arise from the poem’s vivid scenes?
A Different Perspective

Abstract language may obscure clear meaning.

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