Gay Paree!
This poignant poem was written by Anna Lynas … it puts life into perspective.
Gay Paree!
We – our coach party – had had a long day in Paris:
Notre Dame, Sacre Coeur, Montmartre, the Eiffel Tower –
We’d seen them all.
Now it was evening –
And as we strolled, after a good meal
And a glass of wine
We complained about our sore feet –
And the price of coffee.
Then we came on a man seated on the ground
A man whose face told a story –
Of hard living, pain and rejection
As he held out a begging bowl.
Bending to drop in a coin
I was shocked to see –
Two bare leg stumps only
Protruding from his trouser legs.
And we – who, by comparison, had so much
Had been complaining –
Because our feet were sore
And the price of coffee!
Written by Anna Lynas
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