Monday, 30 July 2012

Forests Of Fontainbleau

The forests of Fontainbleau
take a carriage ride
on the way to get married
with expectation
sitting at yor side

The forests of Fontainbleau                     Frost on
are blooming                                            the Champs Elysees
and yor heart is booming                         it makes brittle
you start to want to hide                          the trees
to stay in the garden
of Fontainbleau wide                               Brittle trees
                                                                  brittle trees
                                                                 frost on
Stay in the garden of Fontainbleau          the Champs Elysees         Race track 
a forest wide                                                                                       flat race track
whether to go thru with it                        Hard twig                          keep the pace
you have to decide                                   soft bud                             til the chase
                                                                 Winter's wig                      for all you lack
                                                                  is good                              race track
Stay in the garden of Fontainbleau
where everything grows well                   Nice frost                          For the prize
what lies before you                                 ice cost                              you'll keep
you know you never can tell                     you some                          open eyes
                                                                  walking time                     trotter
                                                                   as you took                       pull that carriage
The forests are darkening                         the metro line                     pull that cart
yo're hesitating                                                                                     swift exertion
leaving a waiting groom                           Frost on                              to impart
you don't know whether                           On the Champs
to move on                                                Elysees                               Its an art 
the carriage to resume                               cost you                              to embark
                                                                   an overcoat                        on race track
                                                                   to prevent                           never be
You want to stay in                                    a freeze                               at the back
the forests of Fontainbleau                                                                    on race track
where beautiful things                               Brittle trees                          fite the flack
can hide                                                      brittle trees                          splurting dirt
on prettiness and not its problems             frost on                                can't flirt with
instead you decide                                     the Champs Elysees            disaster 
                                                                                                                on race track
                                                                                                                yo're going
                                                                   Yo've got to                         to overtake
Stay in the gardens of Fontainbleau           keep moving                       all the things
yo're a flower so precios in form                tho it makes                        you lack
in the forests of Fontainbleau                     you sneeze
of yo're whereabouts                                                                               on the race track
                                                                                                                exact
                                                                                                                 yor plan yor pact
                                                                                                                 in tact
                                                                                                                 to impact
                                                                                                                 keep yor dream intact
                                                                                                                 to achieve
                                                                                                                 all the things you
                                                                                                                 lacked
                                                                                                                 no turning back
                                                                                                                  just attack
                                                                                                                 got to win on race track
you won't inform                                        And tho you
won't conform                                             like the Winter
in the forests of Fontainbleau                     it sometimes
yo're exceptional                                         disagrees  
not just the norm.                                        with you
                                                                     when there's
                                                                     too much frost
                                                                     on the
                                                                     Champs Elysees

France's canal
long waterway
France's canal
flood artery
to take you thru
provinces

You take yor barge
in charge
you think
of the tide
its such a gentle ride

France's canal
its not banal
its cruising
yor using the tide
you think you are
its in charge of you

You see France large                     Imagine many leagues
in all its forms                                beneath the ageing sea
its never uniform                            imagine so many days
France's canal                                 around the world
can take you where
the countryside                               Getting to the moon
can share                                         on a train ride
you'll feel as if                                 a sea ship on
before                                              the sea bed floor  
you were nowhere
when on                                           Build a world
the French canal                              write a better world
                                                         from Nancy to Nice
France's canal                                  You know those sworn
its not banal                                      adventurers
silver country                                    are seeking out 
you see                                              some peace
the water land
from crystal waterside                       Sky captains
the sites are complimentary               see all way down
give you delite                                   from Nancy to Nice
in air's brite lite                                  Nantes
France's canal                                     the page is but
has a large inventory                          a golden fleece
see every scene                                   turning over future
laid out like a dream                           days
like every painter                                from Nancy to Nice
painted it.
                                                            There's lots of space
                                                             to write those dreams
                                                             that tell yor tale
                                                             you know those
                                                             waiting inventions
                                                             will one day
                                                             prevail

                                                              In the shadow
                                                              of the Eifel
                                                              inspirations sail
                                                              and one could think
                                                              them up
                                                              exploration
                                                              bound not to fail

                                                              Each page
                                                               that turned
                                                              a paper golden fleece
                                                              opened up the future
                                                              from Nantes
                                                               Nancy to Nice.  

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