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A Quad In Paree*



Cobblestones and curbs,
I ride roughshod,
teeth clench? No!
Keep 'em loose.
But the three-inch sill:
merde!
Seriously,
what do I care about
frocks and hats,
shoes and more shoes,
outvoted by the women 3 to 1,
so I watch people
till lunch or museum time:
phone the wheelchair taxi—
Home, Francois!




*2006