Escape

by Harold Acton (1923) — a poem card from Justes Mots

Two lovers escape the urban grind by ascending into clouds, finding perfect happiness in each other's presence above the corrupted world below. Acton's early 20th-century modernist verse combines romantic escapism with subtle melancholy. Ideal for celebrating intimate love and transcendent connection in a wedding or anniversary context.

WE’LL build us stairs of filmy clouds
And mount until the air is clear,
Above this greasy atmosphere
Of callous, artificial crowds.

Away from fœtid cities’ feet
Where, on the asphalt, taxis skate
Like sombre souls who percolate…

Themes: love · new-baby · wedding · friendship