from giant clock eyes
Monet, Renoir and Van Gogh
overlook the Seine
sewing together
the raw edges of the Seine
each stitch an arched bridge
squeeze into creaky rattan bistro chairs, and stay as long as you like …Paris Haiku: Paris is poetry. Paris is a poem.
"Paris is poetry. Paris is a poem. I’m probably not the first person to write these sentiments. But, I might be the first to write: “Paris is a haiku!” Around every cobbled corner is an “Aha!” moment waiting to be captured. Open your “haiku eyes” (*) and come along with me on a journey through Paris and French culture, in haiku." Anna Eklund-Cheong is a haikuist and American expatriate living in Paris. Here is a selection of her haikus capturing fleeting moments of her (and your) favorite city.
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