The morning chill finally shrugged off
Café espresso works again
The bones and the flesh warm
The mind returns to thinking
An Angers morning in France
My birthday year begins
Again, in my adopted country
Old stone walls, warming slowly
Perhaps a day in the country
Driving through old vineyards
A cool and crisp Chenin Blanc
Why not,it’s France after all
Still later, a romp à pied
Always the surest way to explore
It’s a country woven of diversity
Melded together through la cuisine
Why not wash new memories down
With a lovely wine de région
Perhaps a lovely tarte à pomme
Lively company to share with
And yet another séjour à France
To mark my “anniversaire”
We call them birthdays at home
And so begins my next year!
Linda Rubin