For Real Toads: springtime in Paris

All that glitters
is not gold—
diamonds glitter, too,

© Photos Kay Davies and Richard Schear, 2011

although the streets of Paris seemed
to drip with gold when seen last spring,
and blossoms held more beauty
than we'd yet beheld before,

when comes our late spring here at home,
when breeze is soft and air is warm,
we won't begrudge Parisians
their golden domes and elegant homes
and softer, gentler seasons.

Gardens and apartments beside the Eiffel Tower.

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Open Link Monday at Imaginary Garden with Real Toads

© Photos Kay Davies and Richard Schear, 2011