"Life is the dancer and you are the dance."
Eckhart Tolle

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

'la fille dans le parc' POW #11 Language Sprinkle Series-French

she sat on the bench

across from me

beautiful girl

golden eyed

oh je vous aime

la coutume vous

me parlez s'il vous plait

we fed the pigeons

each throwing crumbs

as birds walked about

and fed

s'il vous plaît me

reconnaître me

permets de sait que vous me voyez

she looked at me

and smiled

J'ai senti une hâte à mon Coeur

love is a stranger

the kind to leave me alone

j'espère vous rencontrer ici demain

if I am fortunate





translations:
(a bit loose)

oh I like you
the custom you
speak me please
please me
recognize me
I felt a haste to my heart
I hope to meet you here tomorrow

23 comments:

  1. Sounds like they both feel the same way - wonder who's going to make the first move...

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  2. i didn't know you that you speak French. ça fais longtemps que je n'ai pas lis de poésie française, alors c'est vraiment plaisant de voir un poème (venant d'une poète familière) avec quelque mots française. quelle plaisir!

    fantastique poème.

    continue a Ecrire

    Mory

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  3. Stan I guess I will have to finish the story won't I?
    Pamela

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  4. Mory thank you so much and I am glad you enjoyed it.
    This was a prompt over at POW (a language sprinkle series). You should join us over at Rallentanda's site. She provides very interesting and fun prompts (posted on Wednesday)
    Rall is super sheila from Australia! Oh by the way I don't speak French but I do speak Spanish.
    Pamela

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  5. I love how you've written this. :)

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  6. Now, that's a pleasant afternoon. Except for the pigeons. I'm feuding with pigeons--they're far too prolific.

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  7. Sweet poem Pam. You should make a short animated film based on this!

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  8. You have the Prevert style down pat! A beautiful story. I am inspired to try writing yet another!

    http://inthecornerofmyeye.blogspot.com/2010/07/finale-du-jour-we-look-out-window-wait.html

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  9. L'amour est certainement un étranger! Poésie fantastique. Je l'aime!

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  10. Oh by the way, I'm thrilled we're in the same group. Tried to answer on my BB while I was away, but didn't succeed!

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  11. I don't know no frickin' French, but I know I like this poem. ;)

    How very Prevert of you, dear. Have you thought about trying this in Spanish, to see if it comes out the same...or perhaps you may discover who makes the first move. =)

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  12. Felicity thanks for the comment!
    Pamela

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  13. Thanks Barb and I am not a big fan of pigeons but there are loads of them in the parks!
    Pamela

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  14. Rall thanks!
    I wasn't really trying for sweet but somehow the language took me there. An animated film well to be honest I wouldn't know where to start with that. Again thanks for an interesting prompt!
    Pamela

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  15. Mary that is a very nice thing to say!
    Thanks!
    Pamela

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  16. Diane love is indeed a stranger sometimes!
    Thanks and I am glad to see you over there!
    Pamela

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  17. Linda I don't know French either but it is very similar to Spanish so it is easy for me to translate (well as least to read)
    I should try it in Spanish and see how it turns out. Thanks for the comment.
    Pamela

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  18. Pamela, you've gotten right to the style of this great poet in a way that flatters. I used to think that the term economical when used about poetry was not great praise, but M. Prevert's work and yours represent elegant lines. And having been there once, I can only say, what is it with French parks and the pigeons?

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  19. JD
    Thanks for the nice comment and I have never had the opportunity to go to France but I think it is like that in most parks in the world.
    Pamela

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  20. Ah, that hoped for tomorrow. I hope she does come back. Nicely done.

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  21. Thanks Francis!
    Maybe she will or not. ;)
    Pamela

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  22. oh you speak French but of course!;)
    Thanks Wayne
    Pamela

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