Rendezvous
Sasha at 7:00
Ma Bourgogne
Place Des Vosges
Her husband out of town___
Someplace to go
Someone to meet___
6:45
Leave the apartment___
Out on Rue de Deux Ponts
Le nuit
Light floats as bulbs
Atop the street lamps___
The sidewalk
Swept by a cold northern rain
A good raincoat, gloves, beret
Totalment Okay___
Crossing the Pont Marie
Heading to the Marais
The trees along the Seine
Bare branches
No leaves underfoot
The city workers rake the gutters daily
Jacques Chirac
The mayor
Imagines this act
Will win the presidency of France
Maybe___
But the romance of Paris
Less without November’s fallen leaves___
Arrive late
Ma Bourgogne___
Wet
Un peu
Shake off the rain
Sit at the table
A smile from Sasha
Sit
Kiss
Another man’s wife
In Paris
On a rainy November night___
Fotos by Brassai