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I Long For Paris City Lights

there is no better way to greet the morning sun
than with a hot croissant and café au lait
on a quaint terrace in the mecca of fashion elegance
striking a pose à la Coco Chanel
before hitting the perfumeries
and climbing the heights of the Eiffel Tower
to get that bird’s eye view of the Seine
and watch twilight descend on Paris
as street lights burst in clusters
catching her running down the cobble streets
just like Cinderella



AP: 3rd place 2021, Honorable Mention 2025, Honorable Mention 2021

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Timothy Mcguire Date: 11/20/2018 4:55:00 PM Love this one. I couldn't help but think of Claude Monet when I read this one. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 11/20/2018 4:57:00 PM That is an awesome compliment, Timothy. Most appreciated.

Ilene Bauer Date: 11/19/2018 4:16:00 PM i hope you are there and not just imagining it, line! you've captured how it must feel to be there very well... Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 11/19/2018 4:31:00 PM Thank you so much for your delightful visit and comment, Ilene. Most appreciated.

Rico Leffanta Date: 11/19/2018 12:11:00 PM Croissant & demi served me well for the morning bus trip from Paris to Camp des Loges, but nothing compares with seeing the domes of the Sacré-Coeur after a long trip up North except, of course, watching Cinderellas enjoying Paris. Well done! Aloha! Rico Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 11/19/2018 1:13:00 PM Lovely, Rico. Thank you so much for your delightful visit and heartwarming comment.

Rhona Mcferran Date: 11/19/2018 8:34:00 AM Enchanting poetic trip to Paris! I especially enjoyed those last two lines- what a wonderful ending!! ;) Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 11/19/2018 8:37:00 AM Thank you so much for your lovely visit and comment, Rhona.

Caren Krutsinger Date: 11/19/2018 4:59:00 AM Line, I had no idea you feel and speak French! Your amazing personality comes through as I sit here, not sipping coffee, wishing I had coffee and a croissant. I feel like I have been to Paris this morning. Thank you! Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 11/19/2018 8:41:00 AM LOL my name is french, Caren. Call me anytime for a coffee break in Paris.

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 11/18/2018 10:51:00 PM It is the most beautiful city I have ever seen Line. The language, the lights, the louvre, its charms make it so. I loved your poem! : ) Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 11/18/2018 10:56:00 PM Thank you so much, Connie, for your lovely visit and wonderful comment.

Quoth Theraven Date: 11/18/2018 9:10:00 PM Paris must hold such mystery and magic for visitors. A great city with so many stories told through the ages. Thank you Line. -Richard Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 11/18/2018 9:50:00 PM Thank you for your lovely visit. Much appreciated.