« Do you speak English ? 
I asked the waiter. He said, 
Je peux dire exactement cinq choses: 
hello, goodbye, please, thank you, et I love you. 
She saw me laugh, wondered what was so amusing. 
She checked her phone again. 
I snapped another street scene, 
wandered back to her, sat, 
took another sip of my café blanc.
I’m bored, she grumbled. 
The train won’t be here for another hour.
I cooed, Honey, we’re in Paris, at a café, 
having coffee – life’s pretty good. »