Paris Poems | Examples of Paris Poetry

TO PRESERVE YOUR HEALTH YOU MUST RESERVE YOUR DATE AND TIME TO ENTER THE EMPIRE OF DEATH “Arrête, c'est ici l'empire de la mort!" Sign in Paris Catacombs SKELETON OF PARIS i...Read More

This is my modern English translation of Paul Valéry's poem “Le cimetière marin” (“The graveyard by the sea”). Valéry was buried in the seaside cemetery evoked in his best-known poem. From the vantage of the...Read More

She. Serenity’s relief adheres to alabaster sleep from the rivers own pale fruit. There is majesty in the tides annihilation that polishes cheek and lip. A smile as slight as sanctity anoints reflections saturated, ineffable. Not even...Read More

Along the Seine the artists paint Scenes of a picturesque Paris, While tourists stroll admiring Flowers growing on an upper terrace. The bridges along the river's course Remember many a lover's sigh, So, too, a boatman rowing slowly Hoping to catch a...Read More

The last time I saw Paris snow was gently falling, It was, as I recall, toward the end of December. Christmas shoppers to families excitedly calling, The last time I saw Paris snow was gently falling, Seemed like every...Read More

Liberation of Paris (August 26, 1944) Who would have thought To see American soldiers Under the Arc de Triomphe Marching along Champs Élysées, In the Liberation of Paris; When a short while ago German soldiers' goosesteps Thumped on the avenues, Filling Parisian hearts with...Read More

parTA My sweet little gran-mire is 94 Years old. She still works, as the chairwoman of the family trust. You can call her “Godfather.” The “frail old lady” is a humorous disguise she dons to bamboozle the unwitting - like...Read More

Fashion’s symbolic sensuality draws eyes, stir passions and maybe even resentments! =] Of course, maybe you’re above worldly conceits, above fashion. YOU, go through life as unaware as sinless Adam and you’re excessively handsome, or...Read More

Headed for the tower Watch the legs supply the power Using a simple two-wheel device Spirited competitive ride healthy and nice This athletic mechanical dance Traveling the scenic villages throughout...Read More

Million and one things better than applause.. okay to go through life ne'er seeking praise. Though rain tree unwatered, grows half as tall, an unloved heart wilts in overbear'n shade. Your so called friends left such beauty undone. chide more...Read More

Most fashionable young people in France Are wearing plaid shirts, flip-flops and striped pants Saying we do not care Tell us what we should wear We’re not applying for government grants! written June 16, 2021 ...Read More

*Image of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec provided by Sotheby's. Lautrec At Night He leads amongst the bustle sedate naught condemn the noise, music, and high kicks late in the pm. Paris famed tower drunk paint blithe vibrant visions artist empower. 2021 May 27 ...Read More

the savant of style buys the best-made leather shoes then walks down the street 2/16/21...Read More

In winter, nothing gives. The tree holds tightly to its fistful of sky while the wind arranges and rearranges some leaves at the entrance to the Tuileries, always seeking a different disorder. First published...Read More

*~ PARIS IN THE RAIN~* I shall never see the great Champs de Élysées  only in humble dreams cute sidewalk cafes the Eiffel Tower aglow only in my soul French cuisine, oh Parisian music so divine It was not my time September 20, 2020 ...Read More