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Là où tu es

Immense et Rouge

Immense et rouge
Au-dessus du Grand Palais
Le soleil d'hiver apparaît
Et disparaît
Comme lui mon coeur va disparaître
Et tout mon sang va s'en aller
S'en aller à ta recherche
Mon amour
Ma beauté
Et te trouver
Là où tu es.
-

When Kamal read this in French class, I can't help but to ask him for that piece of paper. I find this poem beautiful. Perhaps it's simple (or rather, my French vocabulary is that limited heh), or short, but I like it (:

At least looking at romantic poetry is better than dwelling on the many tests and assignments and presentations I will be facing soon after the recess week *inhales
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