Paris amused you,
gave you a second
take on life,
woke you
from your
domestic slumbers.
We had that room
in the small hotel
with the adjoining
shower and toilet
and bedit.
We lay on the bed
after our morning walk
to the Eiffel Tower
both reading.
You were reading
a play by Ibsen
and I was reading
Dostoyevsky.
In the afternoon
we were going
to see art then,
in the evening,
after a meal,
we were going
to a piano recital
of Bach pieces.
You put down your book
and lay down.
Afternoon siesta
you said.
I put down my book
and lay beside you.
You closed your eyes
and turned away.
I lay listening
to you breathe
and the rise and fall
of your breast.
I lay sensing you
taking in your scent
and trying to rest.
Jun 2, 2018
Jun 2, 2018 at 3:34 AM UTC
Paris amused you,
gave you a second
take on life,
woke you
from your
domestic slumbers.
We had that room
in the small hotel
with the adjoining
shower and toilet
and bedit.
We lay on the bed
after our morning walk
to the Eiffel Tower
both reading.
You were reading
a play by Ibsen
and I was reading
Dostoyevsky.
In the afternoon
we were going
to see art then,
in the evening,
after a meal,
we were going
to a piano recital
of Bach pieces.
You put down your book
and lay down.
Afternoon siesta
you said.
I put down my book
and lay beside you.
You closed your eyes
and turned away.
I lay listening
to you breathe
and the rise and fall
of your breast.
I lay sensing you
taking in your scent
and trying to rest.
A couple in Paris 1973
