Toujours l'ennui ...

My cappuccino came in a glass - 

I remembered sipping milky coffee out of a glass - 

I'd been idling in the gardens of the Palais Salam - 

There'd been swallows in the twilight sky - 

Beyond the gardens were the mazy alleys - 

I remembered the words of the languid boy -

Toujours l'ennui -

Anne had worn a yellow dress - 

The caleche had waited for us at the gates - 

8 September 2021

Poole