the treecreeper
                 (hen)


prettily dear)
ti-ti-ti-teer

this tip of twig
if be tickled
will it grow tree
a bit bigger

ti-tai-roi-tee
ti-ti-ti-tle

with carollings
ti-ti-ti-toy

gripping it firm
let me enjoy
delightedly
a steep trip on

your stick stiffer
(my twitty toy


                                                        2001



le grimpereau
                 (mâle)


ma tite idole)
ti-ti-ti-toïe

pis qu’les orties
si t’attises feu
le bidineux
tout est rôti

ti-ti-ti-teu
ti-té-roï-ti

triplé croche trille
ti-ti-ti-tiiirr

mais grippe-ti mol
grimpeur aussi
sans corde au nœud
qui serre aux tiges

(tel Tityre
sub tegmine fagi


                                                        1985

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