80's

I was there in the '80's
Paris riots,
we had a room
on the top floor
on the Rue du Rivoli,
so we were pretty safe.
Yoshi, came from the South,
he had giraffes as ancesters.
Madeleine, was fragile
she skiied in Grenoble
earning wings,
she was a born mother
but never experienced,
she go caught up
in money markets,
snip suits
that were chic
and died at thirty.

I would cycle,
a whirlwind on wheels,
but they got me somewhere,
I'm not sure where.

We roll on cushions now
and take an age
to recover.

I remember bouncing on balls
outside the Pomididou museum
with all the mime artists
and artists, who couldn't draw,
just give an imitation
or what life is all about



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Written on 2011-08-10 at 22:21

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Stan Cooper The PoetBay support member heart!
Hi Elle...thanks for the trip

xxx Stan
2011-08-14


normalil
Such great memories written with brilliance. That brilliance brings it all back to me, altho' I wasn't there. Well done Elle.
2011-08-12



I like to read poets--Wallace Stevens comes to mind--who come up with startling, kind of quirky images that make the reader pause and do a double-take, such as 'he had giraffes for ancestors.' Interesting remembrances, well-composed, a la recherche du temps perdu.

Cheers,
William
2011-08-11


jenks The PoetBay support member heart!
Like Jim I like to read about places and impressions.
This shows me so many corners :)
2011-08-11



My eyes were tripping down the page having a gay old time until they hit the third little stanza which sent me back to reality, but otherwise it evoked a world of half-lost, and mostly fond and happy memories. I like these "tripping" poems, loosely connected ideas and memories, and personal, but really enjoyable for the reader. Thanks for the ride.
2011-08-10