Plus leger qu'un bouchon j'ai danse sur les flots.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The poet says he danced on waves lighter than a cork.
- In plain terms
- I moved on the water so lightly it felt like a cork.
- What can you take from it?
- Movement on water can feel weightless.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When do you feel light?
- How do you move with nature?
Another view
Dancing on waves is physically unlikely.
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