Day 26 of Poetry Month

The sun is shining and I'm feeling good today. I was looking back at the many trips I've made to Paris, France. A great city with so many sights and lots of very tasty food.

Les Trois Moutons en Mai

Eating outside on the street at a Chaillot café,

looking back— à la vie laissé derrière.

Remembering old friends not seen in years;

remembering— une grande fête avec vous —

toasting with a respectable Bordeaux.

Feasting on— brie et raisins avec des craquelins —

Wondering how the old homestead is; 

writing a postcard— à ma grand-mère —

lost in the past.

Entering—la future—

Living and loving the thought of it all—

ici à Paris.

© Catherine Woods 1999, 2016