Paris: Europe by Haiku Part II by Rohan Quinby

PART II: PARIS

Louvre

Louvre

Arrive at evening
Men urinate by the Seine
Notre Dame looms dark

Steps of the Opera
Woman gives me a gold ring
Believe in cheeses

Baguette like pastry
Cheese like odious mushrooms
In Paris, I’m fat

Luxembourg garden
Evening: its paths strewn with chairs
Conversations past

Montmartre’s bright fabrics
Tourists bicker at Lachaise
Long live the Commune

Before the rain

Before the rain

Hard rain, tour Eiffel
Yankees vomit on the grass
Sparkling in the night

Aujourd’hui le Louvre
What is there to see in here?
Crowds of statues; crowds

In garrett with wine
Not far from Notre Dame
Gargoyles barfing rain

At Louvre gallery
The man falls asleep on bench
Photographed by wife

Rooftops, St. Germain
Parliaments of chimney-pots
Glisten in night’s rain

 

See Part I: Geneva

Rohan Quinby is the photo editor of carte blanche. He lives in Nashville but is currently traveling in Europe. Photos were taken with his iPod.