Don't Pray for Paris

Don't pray for Paris....
Write a poem
Eat cheese and baguettes
Kiss someone you love
In public.
Don't pray for Paris
Argue about the meaning
Of Life.
Make love in the langurous
Small hours of the morning.
Linger over wine and a
Five hour lunch.
Don't pray for Paris.
Tell bawdy jokes.
Finish your goddamn novel.
Plant a kiss at Oscar's grave
(Wear lipstick while you're at it)
Don't pray for Paris.
Really, don't.
Paris deserves so much
Better of those who love.