Rosee (La)

Le Carre Hermes Paris > Printemps - Ete 1997

Dew

The keepsake which a beautiful night bequeaths to the plants, who thereby quench their thirst and renew themselves.  The prescient flower draws her water from the surrounding air, condensing for herself his vapours. Here is our metaphor for the pain of love, whose cooling causes tears for the other person, tears from which the latter, even though unaware, may draw some comfort. Honeymoons, dewdrop moons: each tear can only be a pearl ...