Above the older version of the rondeau with the restatements and full refrain. Below the modern version with just the first three words of the restatement.
I fly within
7 January 2016
I fly within a dream, a restless nest
Wings fluttering keen, Heart spent in earnest
A wicker and flame, rancid pile of coal
Roaring fire to tame, will consume me whole
Smoothing the feathers that smother my breast
Carried from yonder of places the best
Enchanted wonder of poets the fest
Now light me ablaze catch fire to soul
I fly within
Windless the night’s peak, no branch here to rest
Of chatter the weak would keep me abreast
The silence within, a gift to console
The blood that ran thin, a tear that heart stole
A look at these doubts, a moment of test
I fly within
One day I’ll fly away – Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge)
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