THE BLUES IN PARIS, 1964

by Joseph M. Faria

 

It was Christmas Day.
The snow was perfect.
The little white beasts spoke in whispers
as we escaped from the small café
on the Rue du Chateau,
and later in the bedroom
my hands blushed to the touch of your skin,
so we sat quietly
watching the snow
cling stead-fast
to the summer furniture
in the courtyard below.
Years from now
I will remember the pale limbs,
cold, blue, and shivering.

  

Joseph M. Faria was born on the island of Sao Miguel, in the Azores. He was brought to the United States when he was nine months old, by his mother, in 1950. He studied Creative Writing at Roger Williams University. He published his first poem when he was twenty-three: "The Black Crow Symphony: 4th Movement", Ishmael, Spring 1973. His short story "Threshold" won 2nd Prize in the 1997 CWA National Writing Competition. His first book of short stories, "FROM A DISTANCE", was published in the Azores in June 1998 by Nova Grafica Press. He has poems forthcoming in NEO, a European literary print journal. Joe is also the Fiction Editor of the web quarterly, Painted Moon Review, and Contributing Editor of the web quarterly, Linnaean Street. He lives and breathes in Bristol, RI. (Mr. Faria would like to take this opportunity to extend his gratitude to "Azores Express," for their continued support of his journeys to the Azorean Islands and Portugal.)

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