Sunday, August 30, 2020

After Eating at that Swiss Place

 After eating at a cheap Swiss

place, you two walked

around Paris, which wants

to be walked around. 


Back at the hotel, modest

except for big windows,

you got in bed and later

slept the civilized sleep of 

food and wine and sex. 


Woke to gray light,

to rain bothering glass.

Embraced under covers

to ward off chill. Desired

coffee. Fell back asleep,

back into the many privileges

afforded at the moment. 

Noise of traffic, of work,

rose outside.


hans ostrom 2020

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