The room was penurious and common, br Hidden over a disreputable tavern, br The alley could be seen from the window, br Unclean and narrow. From below br Came the voices of a few workmen br Who were playing cards and having a good time. br br There on the vulgar on the humble bed br I had the body of love, I had the lips, br The sensuous, the rosy lips of wine, br Rosy with such a wine, that even now br Here as I write, after so many years, br In my solitary house, I am drunk again.br br Constantine P.