from Le Bestiaire, by Apollinaire
En faisant la roue, cet oiseau By spreading his tail this bird so fair,
Dont le pennage traîne à terre Whose plumage drags the forest floor,
Apparaît encore plus beau, Appears more lovely than before,
Mais se découvre le derrière. But thus reveals his derrière.
(trans. Rober Shattuck)
