City of Light
The last time she saw Paris, it was in her dreams
as she was eating an eclair with extra cream
The last time she saw Paris it was in a history
book and the twirl of a globe
The last time she saw Paris she was atop the Eiffel Tower
Ah! the last time she really saw Paris was on the travel channel
as she pretended to dance ballet at the Champs Elysees and the
music played on in her head, has her imagination no end, the last
time she saw Paris, she stopped by in the rain to see the Seine River
and then she woke up, once again
By Lorraine Stark
Painting by Matthews artist Prudy Weaver