Their illicit pleasure has been fulfilled. br They get up and dress quickly, without a word. br They come out of the house separately, furtively; br and as they move off down the street a bit unsettled, br it seems they sense that something about them betrays br what kind of bed they've just been lying on. br But what profit for the life of the artist: br tomorrow, the day after, or years later, he'll give voice br to the strong lines that had their beginning here.br br Constantine P.