to live in Plougastel

I don’t know if owning a beautiful home,
Facing the sea, makes happy,
There are people who do not manage their thoughts,
And that makes them dangerous,

There are people who are convinced
That the Eiffel Tower is the center of the world,
And this makes them toxic,

I don’t know if going with a friend on a fishing boat
Makes happy,
There are people who do not know how to admire a sunset
And that makes them dangerous,

I don’t know if painting Breton watercolors,
Makes happy,
There are people who can’t dream,
And this makes them toxic,

There are people who cannot stand the silence of heaven,
And that makes them dangerous,

Living at the Tinduff, perhaps helps to understand this,
To gather before the sea, to face the cloud of happy fools,
To take possession of the castle of the setting suns,
To reopen the sacred book of landscapes.


Je ne sais pas si de posséder une magnifique maison,
Face à la mer, rend heureux,
Il y a des gens qui ne gèrent pas leurs pensées,
Et cela les rend dangereux,

Il y a des gens qui sont persuadés
Que la tour Eiffel est le centre du monde,
Et cela les rend toxiques,

Je ne sais pas si partir avec un ami, sur un bateau de pêche
Rend heureux,
Il y a des gens qui ne savent pas admirer un coucher de soleil
Et cela les rend dangereux,

Je ne sais pas si peindre des aquarelles bretonnes,
Rend heureux,
Il y a des gens qui ne savent pas rêver,
Et cela les rend toxiques,

Il y a des gens qui ne supportent pas le silence du ciel,
Et cela les rend dangereux,

Habiter au Tinduff, permet peut être de comprendre cela,
De se recueillir face à la mer, pour affronter la nuée des imbéciles heureux,
De reprendre possession du château des soleils couchants,
De rouvrir en grand le livre sacré des paysages.
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Dietrich Avatar
April 3, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Wow a profound one here I had never seen. Very well done, Yann
Nuwas Avatar
April 26, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Very well said , enjoyed this poetry, Aysha
Rolland Avatar
April 27, 2024 at 3:59 AM
thank you so much Aysha for stopping by enjoyed yann
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April 26, 2024 at 4:06 PM
There are people who can't dream and that is such a great loss dear poet, I am gad you know how, and you express it so well here, :)
Rolland Avatar
April 27, 2024 at 4:00 AM
thank you so much Rose, enjoyed your precious comment have a nice week end and poetry
Andresen Avatar
April 25, 2024 at 7:30 AM
- I couldn't be happy in a gray concrete city ... I find happiness in nature - I love the silence ... the sunrise, the sunset, the view and your poem, Yann :) - hugs
Rolland Avatar
April 27, 2024 at 4:03 AM
thank you so much Anne Lise, every morning i flee the concrete too, and its zombies during three hours to immerge myself in nature , kind of catharsis, and it works have a sweet sunday
Kendrick Avatar
April 25, 2024 at 3:21 AM
This one reads like a lovely place to live and enjoy an ocean view. Thanks for sharing it with us and for dropping by my page. Sara K
Rolland Avatar
April 27, 2024 at 4:04 AM
thank you so much sara for stopping by, God bless you yann
Maverick Avatar
April 24, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Hello Yann this piece speaks strongly of lifes Flow ( I see you have found space for the w e f ) Lot in there..Powerful fools indeed.' Removal of Doubt and fear is what all need.'
Rolland Avatar
April 27, 2024 at 4:07 AM
thanks Loe, enjoyed your precious and beautiful message or comment, yes we need some casthe to build elsewhere i guess, have a nice week end poet
Situation Avatar
April 24, 2024 at 6:23 PM
"To take possession of the castle" I had to consider it's worth and it was worth it. the lines compose a few errors that some have. And we can only discribe them as you did here. In a way they are also castles.
Rolland Avatar
April 27, 2024 at 4:06 AM
Thanks Ts for the wonderful message, story of castles to build or not, have a nice week end poet
Jones Avatar
April 24, 2024 at 4:17 PM
I love the messages in this! And French is so beautiful! Wish I could read and write in French! I once wrote a song in French it won a high school contest.
Rolland Avatar
April 27, 2024 at 4:09 AM
Hi Karen, don't be "shy" i guess your french be excellent, (high school contest), i "feel proud" for you, have a nice week end poet
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April 24, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Yann, this is so SUPERBE, You express so well those feelings that you can touch one's heart. You are genuine Yann. It makes a difference to read your poems.
Rolland Avatar
April 27, 2024 at 4:11 AM
thanks for the genuine compliment dear Maria, your comment was upligting and great have a sweet sunday dear poet
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April 24, 2024 at 1:29 AM
What a powerful and soulfully moving write this is, i find those that do not enjoy sunsets dangerous too! As im a sunset lover. Pleasure always reading your profound poems! This is truly a soul hitting one! Sending you light
Rolland Avatar
April 24, 2024 at 3:36 PM
thank you IE, for the wonderful and kind comment, ireally think that yann
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April 23, 2024 at 1:25 AM
A deep poem but we have to accept some things that we do not prefer. For example, I love both sunrise and sunsets. To each his own, but mostly I agree with you.
Rolland Avatar
April 23, 2024 at 7:31 AM
thanks a lot Victor, you are right, thanks for stopping by
Brotherton Avatar
April 22, 2024 at 8:56 AM
A powerful though provoking poem, my friend. The world is too full of toxic and dangerous people.
Rolland Avatar
April 23, 2024 at 7:32 AM
thanks a lot, Jerry, the worst thing, they don't know, have a nice evening
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April 21, 2024 at 6:04 AM
Love this, Yann! Thought-provoking! Fave for me!
Rolland Avatar
April 21, 2024 at 11:44 PM
thanks a lot Kim, enjoyed your support and kind stopping by have a nice day in America, land of freedom
Vaso Avatar
April 21, 2024 at 4:14 AM
Loved the message, but come on the Eiffel tower is the center of the world!!!! ( kidding ) just Paris is one of my favorite cities!!!
Rolland Avatar
April 21, 2024 at 11:46 PM
thanks Arthur, i know that american, love Paris, no jealousy here, enjoyed your stopping by
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