“The beauty of Paris” painting by ADRIANA CRUZ, Brazil. Poem by AERONWY THOMAS, U.K.

                                                                                                (copyright Adriana Cruz)

 

Link: http://www.artbreak.com/work/show/643480-the-beauty-of-paris–2010-professora-adriana-cruz

 

STREETLAMP

We look to the past

When the light shone brighter

When days were sun filled

And after dark

We loitered hand in hand

Under its yellow beam

Your summer dress picked out

Your face lit

In  mysterious tones

As we cuddled together

Afire

Under the street lamp.

We struggle to remember

Its warm glow

Its elegant form

While  the sharp lights

Where we take

Our evening stroll

These winter nights

Are so bright

Fail to flatter

Your hard-won lines

Your worried frown

Oh for the street lamp

When life was just begun

And I kissed you, my love,

 Under its subtle rays

AERONWY   THOMAS