deja vu

(Paris 01/01/06)

we once followed dew laden cobblestones
to catch the early train out of Ponthierry

eyeing through windows
as villages left dots through farm fields,
fields to outskirts, and outskirts to Paris

handlocked we wandered through history
afraid we might lose ourselves never to return

acquired champagne and fleur des savannes
just before France threw down her evening blanket

discovered ourselves at under Eiffel's skirt
naturally, in French tradition she was ornately dressed in stars

amid chants and cheers time inaugurated another year

that night, I held you in my arms as the city rocked us to sleep

yes it's true,
we once found New Years in Paris