to suggest… there is the dream

Nommer un objet c’est supprimer les trois quarts de la jouissance du poème, qui est faite du bonheur de deviner peu a peu: le suggérer… voilà le rêve.

To name an object is to suppress three-quarters of the enjoyment of the poem, which is composed of the pleasure of guessing little by little: to suggest… there is the dream.

Mallarmé in Participation