once upon (6) France 2019

we drive east –
break for coffee
(instant, water from a flask
sacrilege in France…)
in a car park
near the river Saulx
on the waterside path
is a butterfly
with purple sheen
as it opens its wings
a man walks his dog
stops to chat
about the river’s treachery
when in spate
most years someone drowns,
today it looks so calm,
Inviting…

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