What a sweet gesture--reminiscent of Abraham Lincoln.
“How you flatter me! So few poets these days
Ever sing the praises of my Parisian soul,
as did Cocteau, Aragon, Cendrars,
Trenet and Apollinaire…”
“Well I know a man who’ll read your verse…
“Really? Who?
The President of France.”
A special birthday present for Sophie, 13 today: President @EmmanuelMacron's reply to her poem on the #EiffelTower. Bon anniversaire Sophie! pic.twitter.com/NxMTbikMBm— French Embassy UK (@FranceintheUK) November 1, 2017
via {guardian}
0 comments:
Post a Comment