Je Vous Ai Rencontré à Paris (I Met You In Paris)

Je Vous Ai Rencontré à Paris

Je vous ai rencontré à Paris,
Dans une tonnelle par La Seine.
Entouré par la rose, le souci, l'iris,
Vous avez souri à moi dans
La douce, à la pluie d'automne.
Et oscillant au-dessus de votre crinière brune
Etaient les branches aromatiques de vert Qui a
Frémi dans la lumière du soleil, tendrement, tranquille,
Comme j'ai appartenu au charme visuel De votre esprit
Merveilleux comme
Nous, bras dessus bras dessous,
A Traversé les brises mystiques inaperçues.
Maintenant nous fixons hors sur l'obscurité, le lac
Bleu au-delà de notre château, de sa plus grande tour
Incrustée de joyaux avec chaque gemme, béni avec chaque fleur
Dans le diadème du ciel, dans la suite passionnée
De l'amour heure majestueux et tendre.

I Met You In Paris

I met you in Paris,
In a bower by The Seine.
Surrounded by the rose, the marigold, the iris,
You smiled at me in the soft, autumn rain.
And swaying above your brunette mane
Were the aromatic boughs of green
Which quivered in the sunlight, tenderly, serene,
As I fell into the visual charm
Of your wondrous spirit as we, arm in arm,
Walked through the mystical breezes unseen.
Now we gaze out upon the dark, blue lake
Beyond our castle, from its tallest tower
Bejeweled with every gem, blessed with every flower
In heaven's diadem, in the passionate wake
Of love's majestic, loving hour.

- From Eternal Verse By John Lars Zwerenz
   (c) Copyright 2013

 

Biography

John Lars Zwerenz (1969- ) is an American poet and writer. He is known for his romantic, impressionistic and mystical works. He has published five books of poetry: Selected Poems, Mist And Flame, Visionary Wanderings, Sonnets of Dusk and Dawn and Songs Of Rapture And Other Poems. His fifth book, a novelette, is a controversial and steamy love story entitled "An American Romance". According to Zwerenz, the book is a "purgatorial" work of fiction. It has been published by Penguin this autumn of 2012. The volume includes an appendix and an epilogue, both of which comprise his fifth collection of verse. A new book of Zwerenz's poetry will be focused on the   John Lars Zwerenz (1969- ) is an American poet and writer.  He is known for his romantic, impressionistic and mystical works.  He is the author of five books of poetry and one short novel. Zwerenz's next book of poetry is on the subject of "paradise". It is called "Eternal Verse" and will be published by a major house early in 2013. Zwerenz is a mystical romantic. His writings are deeply spiritual in subject matter and tone. Much of his verse employs transcendental language and is rich in meaning and musicality. He often makes use of classical rhyme and meter in both his poetry and prose. One literary critic compared his poetry to "the labor and results of Rembrandt". Zwerenz owns a B.A. in English from The City University Of New York At Queens College and has traveled extensively throughout The United States and Europe as a kind of "literary wanderer". He holds a rather "bohemian" reputation since his youth. He currently resides in New York City.  

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