I stood in the Provençal light
my eyes hungry, the landscape beautiful.
I couldn’t get enough of the dappled sunshine
to quench my thirst.
I’d seen a lot of bowed heads
over cell phones
instead of the fragrant roses blooming nearby.
After Nazim Hikmet
Aigues-Mortes
Apt
Goult
Gordes
St. Remy de Provence
Caromb
Uzès
Bonnieux
Carpentras
Venasque
Arles
Beaumes de Venise
L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
