marais moment
what a privilege
to live in marais village 
many gems 
tucked away
for time and musings play
all within walking distance way
that pound need not weigh
born free, as free as the wind blows
as free as the grass grows
born free to follow your heart
so,
to 
musée cognacq-jay, i départ
to pry away from computer rut
earnestly, a life well-lived and left behind
charms of louis 15th and 16th period you’ll find
childless,
so estate 
left to city of paris, how kind
beauty in his life and artifacts to tug heart and mind
what ernest leanings
selling ties under an umbrella, pont neuf beginnings
blossoming into fancy 
la samaritaine store
a largesse soar
thereafter, wandering free as the roaring tide
place des vosges 
called me to abide
suddenly victor hugo 
beckoned me to step inside
to his abode 
, from sun to hide
wow, i was mesmerized
the stories
the maison etherized
born with stirring passions
that released expressions
in his writings 
and poetry
lay victor’s inner solace victory
republicanism failed
joy in daughter got curtailed
romanticism was impaled
his declining years as national hero hailed
stay free, where no walls divide you
you’re free as the roaring tide
so there’s no need to hide
for life is only worth living
’cause you’re born free