changement de saison

“In the depth of winter, I learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”

– Albert Camus

changement de saison

colours bleed

from my pallet

mimic the leaves

of the vineyards

sunlight creeps into

my window

seconds later

each morning

you can feel it

in the air

pas froid

yet not as it was

le plage

occupé

tourists tenuously grasp

vacations shimmering moments

memories and souvenirs

postcards, sunburns

fondu comme nos

empreintes

dans le sable

bisous,

léa

Author: Léa

A wanderer who has found home and herself in the South of France. View all posts by Léa

19 thoughts on “changement de saison”

cindy knoke says:

06/09/2013 at 5:55 pm

Beautiful & spare~

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1. leamuse says:
  
  06/09/2013 at 5:58 pm
  
  Cindy, thank you! I am glad you liked it.
  
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claudia says:

08/09/2013 at 6:48 am

love the colors bleeding from the pallet – mimicking the leaves…there’s so much beauty in the change of season…you captured the autumn light well

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beckarooney says:

09/09/2013 at 3:18 pm

A beautiful capture of autumn, it felt like I was seeing the change happen in front of me. Wonderful poetry Lea, it’s always a pleasure reading your work 🙂 x

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1. leamuse says:
  
  09/09/2013 at 4:48 pm
  
  Thank you Becka. There are things I enjoy about the season but, honestly, I am a summer person and will miss it and the sunshine on my back, the swimming and most of all days in the sea! 🙂 x
  
  This new job of yours is exciting! I shall be watching your journey with interest!
  
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  1. beckarooney says:
    
    11/09/2013 at 4:28 pm
    
    Ah I know what you mean, I will miss the long summer days too. . . thanks Lea, life is exciting at the moment! 🙂 x
  2. leamuse says:
    
    11/09/2013 at 4:33 pm
    
    Thanks Becka! Yes, I do love the summer! 🙂 x
  3. beckarooney says:
    
    11/09/2013 at 4:37 pm
    
    😀 x
  4. leamuse says:
    
    11/09/2013 at 5:02 pm
    
    🙂 x
journeyintopoetry says:

10/09/2013 at 10:54 am

Gorgeous poem about Season’s change. I love the last three lines (I am re-learning my french!) However impermanent the holidays and the footprints in the sand the memories can always be rhere.

Brilliant quote as always 🙂

Love

Christine

Xxx

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1. leamuse says:
  
  10/09/2013 at 11:23 am
  
  Oh Christine, you are so sweet. Perhaps you will take a look at the next collection of my work. I am hoping to have the book out before the end of the year. Each poem will be in both French and English. If I ever get it all translated… 🙂
  
  You do know my quote addiction… 🙂
  
  Love,
  
  Lea
  
  XxX
  
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Journeyintopoetry says:

10/09/2013 at 11:27 am

I definitely would love to look at your next collection of work!!

And keep feeding the quote addiction! I often refer fo them 🙂

Love

Xxx

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1. leamuse says:
  
  10/09/2013 at 11:31 am
  
  It is terrible, I can’t have just one (quote that is)! 🙂
  
  There will be a few poems in this my third collection that have been on the post. The others will be new.
  
  Love,
  
  XxX
  
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  1. journeyintopoetry says:
    
    10/09/2013 at 11:43 am
    
    One quote is too many – 100 aren’t enough!! Xxx
  2. leamuse says:
    
    10/09/2013 at 12:18 pm
    
    🙂 xxxx
Sheila says:

12/09/2013 at 1:38 pm

I love this and I’m feeling that change in the air as the sunburns and memories fade away. Love the mixture of French and English as always.

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1. leamuse says:
  
  12/09/2013 at 2:05 pm
  
  Merci beaucoup Sheila! It is hard to believe that just a week ago today, I was swimming at Port la Nouvelle…
  
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  1. Sheila says:
    
    12/09/2013 at 2:09 pm
    
    Yes it is! And nice to dream about all through winter too.
  2. leamuse says:
    
    12/09/2013 at 2:12 pm
    
    Mais oui! Unfortunately, even in my dreams my imagination is not good enough to recreate that scorching sun or the way the water cradles you and rocks you… 😦