The French Diaries

NOUS SOMMES ICI!!!
J'aime aller à Paris!

Au revoir, les États-Unis.
Paris, Paris nous sommes ici!!!!!!!!

Oh-la-la et oui, oui, OUI!!!!!!!

St. Chappelle et Notre Dame,

a little rain

along the Seine

Croissants and crepes, cafe au lait

a little shopping along the way;

all in all,it's been a very good day

as we enjoy la belle français!!!!!

PARIS!! 

Eiffel Tower to the top

Champs Elysee just to shop

Arc de Triomphe, Ferris wheel ride

stop at cafe  riverside

Tour the jardins de Tuilleries

...stroll the streets of old Parie

tomorrow we head for Normandie

and then it`s off to the Loire Valley

all in all it`s been another good day

as we still enjoy la belle français!!!!!!!!!

NORMANDIE

The hallowed beaches of Normandie;

The graves at American Cemetery,
For 9000 soldiers who shed their blood

Perfect white crosses solemnly stood

Row by row; side by side

...Each soldier's fate rests by the tide.

The price of freedom has been bought

By every bitter battle fought

and as those fallen warriors slept,

I stood beside their graves and wept.

LOIRE VALLEY

I think that I was meant to be

A princess in the Loire Valley

Stroll the jardins of Chanonceaux

Waltz my way through each Chateau

Amboise and Blois both suit me fine

...Moats and towers, boats and wine

Yes, I could live the Chateau life

If I were born a monarch's wife...

but wait; I think some lost their head

and all the rest are now long dead

so perhaps it's best to be

simply little bourgeoise me!

VERSAILLES

Versailles! Il est un grand château!

Il est vieux et il et beau!

Fountains flowing

Gilt is glowing

Jardins growing

Everywhere.....

Louis lived large and he lived fine;

loved to dance and wine and dine;

Mirrored halls

And Painted walls

Courtly balls--

Life had no cares.....

But when the people had no bread

Marie said "Give them cake instead!"

"We have no cake!"

the people cried

as many of them

starved and died:

Discontent

was in the air.

The opulence was overwhelming;

Revolution soon was swelling

"Off with their head!"
the people said

and soon the monarchy was dead;

It was only fair.

Versailles! The people rule once more

le grand chateau! Louis est mort;

Marie et les enfants aussi

Le monarchie; il est fini!

The fate of all is history

vanished in thin air.

AU REVOIR!
So now our time in France is through
Au revoir cafes, the Seine, the Louvre,
the crusty breads, the cheese, the wine,
the chocolaterie so tres divine
the chateaux and boulangeries
the croissants and pasteseries
I'll miss the Paris air at night
the city all illlumined in light

The cafe cremes ,the cobbled streets
 the crepes-- so hot and light and sweet!
Au revoir, Paris! I'll come again
and stroll once more along the Seine
but until the day I do
I'll smile when I remember you......