Dreaming of Paris
OCTOBER 10, 2007
_Six,_
_then four_
_wander_
_the cobbled streets…_
_ _
_New and old_
_dusts_
_the edges of travel_
_and kiss our senses_
_with pure delight…_
_Island_
_water beckons…_
_Chocolate, poire,_
_framboise and cerise_
_pass our lips_
_as stone roses_
_of the Lady billow to life_
_and caper through_
_Grecian streets_
_where the Minotaur_
_races to catch the last train_
_spilling clothes and jewels_
_and glasses of cassis and red-wine_
_that seep into crevices_
_and fountain gardens_
_where our laughter_
_and delight forever_
_paints the Paris skyline_
_with gentle rain that melts_
_into sunshine_
_and midnight tears of passionate beauty._
_then four_
_wander_
_the cobbled streets…_
_ _
_New and old_
_dusts_
_the edges of travel_
_and kiss our senses_
_with pure delight…_
_Island_
_water beckons…_
_Chocolate, poire,_
_framboise and cerise_
_pass our lips_
_as stone roses_
_of the Lady billow to life_
_and caper through_
_Grecian streets_
_where the Minotaur_
_races to catch the last train_
_spilling clothes and jewels_
_and glasses of cassis and red-wine_
_that seep into crevices_
_and fountain gardens_
_where our laughter_
_and delight forever_
_paints the Paris skyline_
_with gentle rain that melts_
_into sunshine_
_and midnight tears of passionate beauty._
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