« You can make anything by writing »- C. S. LEWIS
Champagne avenue
At Midnight in the street,
A place that has been home for over a year now
The priceless avenue in the whole world
I mean, can you tag the 1700’s bottle of champagne
Well, that’s a home of a dozen or more of those
I tried to be spontaneous
Shaking a little bit of my seriousness
Cutting the routine
There I was walking around, playing with myself
Jumping here and there
Touching the trees
And in the midst of those
I surprised myself
wondering what game should I be proposing to play
Soo, I came up with the kissing game
All along the avenue,
We would be playing the kissing game
A game with no rules
Where you can find small and silly reasons to kiss
Whether, it’s a meaningful or meaningless corner
Whether it’s a road sign
Whether you came across an outstanding tree or an unusual one
It’s a really beautiful avenue
It never ceases to amaze me
But it would be even more enjoyable with that exact condition
« The game in the avenue »
TOKYO
I have heard so many good things around there
Back when I was a kid
There was this myth
That when you look up in the sky
Anywhere in Tokyo
You would see TOKYO
UP Well written in the sky
Up to date, a part of me still thinks that maybe
There is a part where you can see Tokyo in the sky
I recently read in the book called « la Chambre de Merveilles »
A wonderful book
There was a whole chapter about Tokyo
That made me like that city even more
The land of the rising sun
The drinks
The view from their skyscrapers
ToKyO does seem to be a good fit on the list
PARIS
Truth be told, sometimes I feel like Paris owes me one
A lot happened there
Yet still, there was a lot left to be discovered
To be shared
God knows how much Paris has been good to me
I remember, when I first saw the Eiffel Tower
When I first discovered the city of light
It felt like a dream, mostly because of the company
For the first time in a while
The kid in me came out
With an immense joy
What a tremendous view
The following days, months
Little by little
I tried to get a hold of it
But as they say
« Paris is always a good idea »
And a perfect fit for the list
Nothing would make me happier than another day with love in Paris
SAN JUAN
How about dance for a change
For the love of discovery
Another culture
South American people seem to be nice
Sometimes I wonder
Where does that come from
Their strong belief in God
Their unshakable spirituality
Their love for the dance
Their love for family
Why not go to the root
Where it all started
And where all are still going on
While there
A little salsa dance wouldn’t hurt anyone
Get lost in their outdoors nights
Breathing amazon's oxygen
Puerto Rico would be a nice discovery
ZANZIBAR
I have gone far in life
Places I never thought to see in this lifetime
But, of all those places
Of all those people I meet along the way
Tanzanians have something special
Their bond
Their brotherhoodness
It is as if they all are family
One happy good family
Mwalimu did a good job on that one
Dar es salam was peaceful, joyful, and most of all enjoyable
The sunset over the ocean
A part of me stayed there
Laying on the beach
Waiting for the sun to set over the horizon
My feet in the water
Being cuddled by the waves
I can’t being to imagine what Zanzibar would be
10 times that !!!!!!
Is it even possible to double such kinds of feelings!!!?
Well, the way I have heard of the island
It may be quite possible
But better yet to discover
VENICE
Some say that Paris is the most romantic city in the whole world
But that seems to be not true
I have heard a lot of good things about Venice
How romantic it is
The walk around the city at any given moment of the day
Their cuisine
All perfectly aligned to help you spread the love
How about Milan and their architect
Castles
Shopping mall
The home of texture
And on our way back
Florence and Rome may not be bad for the soul
GENEVA
Well A man gotta dream
I mean, have you ever seen those trains moving around Switzerland’s mountains
It seems to be from another world
So perfectly aligned, so green, almost like a dream
How about a ride with « the one » in those trains
I can see myself contemplating that kind of view while holding a loved one
Sitting in our cabin
Finally living
How about a peaceful night in the cabin
Just the two of us
Breathing
Living
Feeling all the feels
While cheering to life
To how far we’ve come and how far to go
Making plans for the future
As we exchange our vows
Having that wedding we’ve dreamed of
HOME
Home sweet home
Wouldn’t it be nice to show me around your city like we once talked about it?!!
In the past life
I would love nothing but to have that date over the sun with you
To feel what you felt
To see what you saw
To set foot where you grew up
To see the world through your lens
I believe it would be a wonderful experience
And vice versa
Showing you my city like I only can do
Better yet, introducing you to my family
And where I grew up
Telling you the story of my life
I can’t begin to imagine how proud they would be of me
How happy it can make them
MYKONOS
I have to admit
This one is for when all of these are over
When we have finally made it in life
When the Oscar has been won
When we are financially free
When all our projects are well running
When we have watched that Christmas movie under the cover while it’s snowing outside
When we have had a place on our own
A home
A family
peace
Joyous hearts
A call for celebration
The One for the ages
