obsessed with actors
and actresses at uncle’s,
or were they?
Category Archives: Haiku of Lost Time
A reading of Proust’s In Search of Lost Time, expressed as “haiku”, one for each page of the text
I.101
chocolate cream,
rice à l’Impératrice–
which play to choose?
I.100
aficionado
of the theatre,
having not been there
I.99
a now-empty room,
a suggestive cool odour–
my uncle’s quarrel
I.98
cave of Françoise
overflowing with produce–
temple of Venus
I.97
a careful meal,
encompassing Françoise’ pride–
seasonal rhythms
I.96
Eulalie delayed,
rapture turns to torture–
Françoise tries her best
I.95
watching the people,
inferior and absent–
Eulalie’s finesse
I.94
either “too ill”,
or “not nearly ill enough”–
cause for banishment
I.93
unsuccessful trip,
returning home sans gossip–
Eulalie will know