Fashion Posters Paris 2010
fashion is as fashion goes
so very tall poised walking manikins
prance smile strut a fairytale ending
walking a thin thin line
vanishing down the runway
beauty is as beauty does

Les Bouquinistes de Paris
a flaneur strolling along the Seine’s left bank
windy sunny spring day bateau mouche silently gliding by
permanent fixture since 1891 on Quai-Voltaire
happiness is finding a rare gem used posters post cards stamps art prints novels

Genetic Preservation of old French breeds
1st
time at Sia Paris
13 breeds
named
for their
region
of origin
preservation of heritage genetics a
process of sustainable development
old breeds of French heritage terroirs producing
fromages Appelation d’origine controlee
AOC
Camembert
Abondance
Bleu D’Auvergne
Emmental
Munster Cantal

Petanque Boules Parisienne
old
men
gather late
afternoon
beneath plane trees
slow echo of chimes
from the Luxembourg
Palace marks time of day
heavy bodies come alive
crossing themselves
smell of sweat building
with the weight of the
boules they carry
at hand a glass
of pastis
have balls
will
travel