some days are good

I beamed at his awkward attempt at affection. he'd just told me I was beautiful. he never does that. I tried to remain unaffected but I couldn't help it. my face radiated in a thousand tickling sparkles. he noticed it and teased me. I laughed at his indelicacy. and at my own inability to manufacture cool. I went back to more important business. my udon. at Kunitoraya. followed a movie on the Champs-Elysees. and a delightful walk through Le Bon Marché department store. some days are good. and you can't predict it. whether sunlights are flooding in or rain is pouring down, sometimes everything blends in so seamlessly that it is almost indecent. and everything is beautified.

Comments

[Susie Sunshine]

You stand out like a strawberry in a bowl of peas with your magical way with words.
Thanks for sprinkling your tickling sparkledust all over cyberspace!

[Lucinda]

I love how you write so little, yet I feel like I'm right there with you. But I'm the one in the red swing coat, shouting, "Bon jour, Paree!"

By the way, you are beautiful. We have proof.

[blackbird]

K nearly had an affair with some organic ham at Bon Marche. I swear we spent about 48 hours there - he still pines for it.
We walked around the left bank for days (nearly ran screaming from the right) and everywhere we went we smirked to ourselves at people on the phone, smoking, while their dogs shit all over the sidewalks.
Ah Paris.

In Paris one shouldn't think so much. One should just BE.

[christina]

I think you should consider putting together a book of prose poems. I really do. Each post is like that. A small prose poem that captures so much.

[carol]

I'm with Christina..you have such a way with words and English isn't even your first language! I'm in awe. Now...how am I going to get to Paris. Soon.

[Crazy Momcat]

Ditto, ditto, ditto! And, Carol, if you figure out how to get to Paris, let me know. I'm there too!

[jakapk]

I'm glad to hear it, so glad to hear it, How wonderful!

[bella]

beautiful - you and your thoughts - and how you word them.

[Vanessa_AR]

NOW do you believe that you should try to get your stuff published??????

[Antonia]

Enjoy it. Stretch it out and make it last as long as you can.

Beautiful writing!

[AnP]

I swear Irene, you write so well. I can feel the emotion from your writing.