Bordeaux and Palmiers

Oh ! Une luciole qui vole.
Je voulais crier ” Regarde ! ”
Mais j’étais seul
- Taïgi

I was walking on boulevard Saint Germain when I came across a man selling paintings. A lot of them had poems and famous quotes on them, and so I stopped to look. When I found this one, I couldn’t help writing it down in my notebook: I feel this way so often: the poem describes the sensation when you notice something beautiful and you have no one to share it with. It’s a bittersweet feeling, and now that I’ve really been taking advantage of Paris, I feel it most every day. So I’ve decided to share those moments on this blog.

This is a statue close to the rue du Bac métro stop on rue de Grenelle. I see it all the time: the first time I ever stayed in Paris, it was in an apartment a few blocks down. I can’t help but notice it every time I go past, though: it marks the transition between the shops of the Saint Germain des Près and the official international buildings and offices of rue de Grenelle in the 7th.

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