No. 295: Après-midi à Honfleur
Un après-midi à Honfleur as noted by Button and Maman…
water, sun, and sails
kaleidoscopes of color glide by
pulsating
soaring skinny houses crisscrossed
and slanted
smashed together
on purpose
climb atop the steep knoll
view le vieux port
the English Channel and the Seine
all at one time
straddling it
the bridge to tomorrow
Normandie’s silver harp
fruits de mer
and black muscles
crack
balls of apple glace
swimming in Calvados
tarte tatin
turned upside down
seafaring chapels eager to float
anchors and flowering croix
glorious cows
startling tongues
longing to plant kisses
on their noses
beyond the fence
artists past and present
remember to paint
vibrant sizzles
hankering for shorts
as the bridge went up
and the sailboats
went under
