Rouen Cathedral
written by: Tony Covatta
@TCovatta
Stuck between two books
Not a book mark
But a faded postcard,
Rouen Cathedral by Monet
Sepia, Yellows, browns, yet
Blinding brightness, radiant sunlight.
On the back side the message
from you to me your boldest
Shapely text, learned at one
Of the many schools you fled
“I hope you like this book,
But if not exchange for another.”
So what was that book
Maybe I read twenty
years ago? So many books
So many notes
So many cards
And here we still are
The postcard is rag eared
You can’t write any more
Can barely see
No exchanges
There is no other
We built something
Like Rouen like Monet
Still radiant, still bright.
Retired lawyer, retired English teacher, current caregiver, sometimes writer of short stories and flash and micro fiction.
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