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A flight from O’hare
A layover in Ohio
A day in New York in spite of
A strange encounter with a lady with a birdcage
A missing bag on a bus got us waylaid
A stop in Central Park to sit on a rock
Bagged lunch from a cute little corner shop
Bench in a park with an old friend by the UN
Beverages on the roof in Manhattan
Babe’s making waves and marrying Italian men
Books on the terrace of the library
Buses to Newark, New Jersey
Cheap Norwegian Air flight
Comfortable seats to our delight
Coming back to Paris on the tail of a breeze
Cups of espresso by the Catacombes under trees
Classes in college flashbacks occur
Decidedly we’ve seen that lion of stone fur
Ducklings back then we were
Decade later, meeting up with a boy we knew back then
Down some blocks from Republique, remember that from way back when?
Down some happy hour pints and champagne
Enjoying Paris as it’s all the same
Eating croissants and fruit on the streets
Eavesdropping the French words as our feet make beats
Forcing our French onto our retail assistants
Fancy eyelashes for photos and cobblestone dances
Fulfilling fantasies of long ago dreamt dreams
Galavanting about with shopping bags bursting at seams
Going back and forth along rivers and over bridges
Gazing up at le Tour Eiffel of lit up ridges
Having a cup sur la rue
Happy times wandering and looking at you
Hookah on the lawn in front of le tour
Handsome tanned boys selling liquor
Hopping over to the canal
Inspiring one another to pose more banal
Inklings of sadness in our calm repose
Inching towards the reflections of our toes
Imbibing wine and forgetting our woes
Inspiring smiles along the stoned rows
Joking and laughing every other moment
Kidding and not – all in the same enjoyment
Loving this night and all the good times previous
Looking ahead to the German festivities
Making last minute conversations last too long
Missing the bus and rushing along
Mishaps with backpacks
Maps gone awry
Near to the stop but not near enough, don’t cry
Not on the next bus
No such luck
Options limited and expensive to behold
Optimism and comfort at a new low
Pick a bench and try not to scold
Pick some baguette and some jelly to mold
Queries and setbacks alas
Realize we’ll stick it out and this too shall pass
Snag some tickets for a reasonable amount
Smoke our last smokes no doubt
Take the bus to the city of the Dutch
Two hours to spend in a cafe and have a cup
Unwind and get ready to board
Understand sometimes this is just the way of the Lord?
Very grateful to have made this train
Very relaxed after such a strain
Walking through the steel station
Walking away from a stressful situation
Xylophones of transit as we leave this country for its neighbor
You and I relax and the ride we savor
Zealous as we head towards Jules our dear Berliner friend
Zany as we glide through Europe for weeks on end 🙂