Which is my little boy,
Which is he?
Jean qui pleure ou
Jean qui rit?

Jean qui pleure
Is mystérieux
With sorrows older than 'näg"pur
And all of the suns
And all of the moons
Mirrored in little silver spoons.

Jean qui rit
Is my delicate John,
The one with the Chinese slippers on,
Whose hobby horse
In a single bound,
Carries me back to native ground.

Which is my little boy,
Which is he?
Jean qui pleure ou
Jean qui rit?

Tennessee Williams
~~ In the Winter of Cities