Yann Rolland Poet Free verse

only the birds love us

I’m watching a journalist from France 2 or 3, 
I watch Olivier Ménard from the TV l'équipe
I spoke to my conscientious mechanic on Thursday,
I observe the little baker who thinks alone,
I read the Blue Tunics, a french comic book,

I listen to my doctor go into retirement,
I watch Ancelloti talking about football,
I think of the city of Rouen, the firefighters
The lyric a great poet of the 19th century,
I marvel at all these nurses,

I fantasize about an actress named Louise,
I vote for a famous red union,
I listen to the raucous view of Radio Nostalgia,
I am thinking of Carrefour hypermarket customers
Alas, alas, only the birds love us.

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Sara Kendrick July 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM Creative work penned in this one. I enjoyed reading it. Thank you for sharing it with us. Way to go. Sara K.

Andrea Dietrich July 1, 2026 at 7:59 PM So back to the bottom of your list. I saw this one before as well. Didn't you have more than 1 page before Soup changed things? Just curious. I might be remembering wrong. Thanks for your last comment to one of my poems

Janice Canerdy November 11, 2024 at 4:19 PM Very descriptive, thought-provoking write, Yann. Maybe the dogs love us too! :-) Janice Yann Rolland November 12, 2024 at 12:32 AM thanks a lot Janice, enjoyed your comment, don't really know about dogs, they "bark" ? often at me

Kim Rodrigues November 10, 2024 at 4:23 PM Always an interesting write! Yann Rolland November 11, 2024 at 4:09 PM thanks kim for stopping by, yann

I Am Anaya November 10, 2024 at 10:01 AM You have a most interesting lifestyle Yann, I enjoyed reading your profile! We feed 'em they love us, we cage they hate us. I would love to come back as one of a flock of seagulls, but probably be a Johnathon Livingston! lol. Oui Oui ~Anaya Yann Rolland November 11, 2024 at 4:11 PM waw Anaya such a nice comment, i am sure seagulls know they fly, dnd enjoy it, felt it so much times, while observing thank you so much

Andrea Dietrich November 9, 2024 at 10:54 PM Such a unique style you have. Love that title line Yann Rolland November 11, 2024 at 4:10 PM thank you so much andrea

Valsa George November 8, 2024 at 7:49 PM We engage in many activities and listen to many things. Most of them only distract us and give us no real joy. But watching birds and listening to their merry tweets will surely make us happy as we love birds and they love us in turn. Well penned dear Yaan. Yann Rolland November 9, 2024 at 7:23 PM thanks valsa, i think birds would be good persons if they were human, they bring us happiness every day, thanks for stopping by

Evelyn Judy Buehler November 8, 2024 at 7:21 PM Yann, I enjoyed your interesting poem, which touched on many topics. Nicely written. :) Yann Rolland November 9, 2024 at 7:24 PM ooppps sorry for the french topics, evelyn, may be you never heard about, but the idea is there in the last verse, thanks for stopping by enjoy your week end

Mystic Rose Rose November 8, 2024 at 7:18 PM sounds like you have very attentive ears and it makes for great poetry dear Yann Yann Rolland November 9, 2024 at 7:26 PM thanks a lot Rose for stopping by, i admit i am very (too much ?) curious about many things, and attentive to the state of the world, have a nice week end

Ink Empress November 8, 2024 at 12:25 PM So true maybe sometimes i think so too, that only the birds and nature loves us, but they probably are upset too because of all that so many do mindlessly, youv listed so many interesting and intriguing things here in this poem. Made me pause and read twice! Pleasure reading you always dear poet. Sending you light alwYs~ Yann Rolland November 9, 2024 at 7:27 PM sorry IE, if you didn't get the french topics, your comment is a blessing, have a nice sunday

Anne-Lise Andresen November 8, 2024 at 12:01 PM - Well done :))) - hugs Yann Rolland November 9, 2024 at 7:27 PM thanks anne lise for stopping by enjoy your sunday

Victor Buhagiar November 8, 2024 at 7:33 AM I love your humour, especially about Ancelotti. He must be sick now. Yann Rolland November 9, 2024 at 7:29 PM thank you so much victor for mentioning Ancelotti, he is quite a personae here in Europe, enjoyed your stopping by blesssings