Nijinsky on the Lido by Leon Bakst

ON THE LIDO

The waves, the waves—
all it takes is one simple
young male gesture

The waves stop—
the sun overhead stops
the bathers all stop
__________

Ballet asserts itself—
the ancient Rite of the
Death of the Moment

It lasts only so long—
just a brief snapshot of
the yonng mise-en-scene