Let's hear the music first and foremost,
 
 And that means no more one-two-one-twos…
 
 Something more vague instead, something lighter
 
 Dissolving in air, weightless as air.
 
 When you choose your words, no need to search
 
 In strict dictionaries for pinpoint
 
 Definitions. Better the subtle
 
 And heady Songs of Imprecision.
"Art poétique", from Jadis et naguère (1884)























