Ode (or Owed) to Meredith
May 17th, 2007 by 
dani
It’s like this:
We’re at a party with a dress code of tuxes and fancy skirts
and we’re the only ones wearing jeans and T-shirts.
Two Americans blundering through life in France,
brought here by our weakness for romance,
can’t help but gravitate towards each other.
We keep sane only by complaining to one another.
We each try to raise two Franco-American kids,
making sure they know about peanut butter and Cheez Wiz,
Although we’ve adapted well to the French art of aperitif,
commiserating about the elections brings little relief.
Despite her great talent for playing the trombone,
I have an evil desire to steal her garden gnome.
She’s my rabbit sitter. I’m her goldfish guardian.
At Thanksgiving, we find time to share all things American.
We’ll never be truly from here.
We feel like outsiders there.
She helps me take life less seriously
and makes me laugh so hard I have to pee!
Posted in Poetry | 
May 17th, 2007 at 9:41 am
Great read Dani — Id love to be a “free man in Paris, unfettered and alive”
May 17th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
I about choked when I saw the title…
1. I had just sipped a gulp of diet coke
2. I was talking on the phone and blog hopping at the same time.
My dear friend, we must get together, it’s riduculous to live in the same town and not see eachother.
That’s the best rhyming poem I have read in a long time, even if I am a little biased!
May 17th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
Oh, it’s great to have friends you can commiserate with!
I didn’t know you lived in France!
May 17th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
I enjoyed your poem. You’re just adding some American flare to France - sounds like fun.
May 17th, 2007 at 9:52 pm
Very cute - and a great description of living here and there. I didn’t know you lived near Meredith - how wonderful that you two can commiserate/ share the fun!
May 17th, 2007 at 10:42 pm
This is very touching — nice work!
May 18th, 2007 at 3:33 am
Rhyming pattern is very good. It was good to read this poem. There are so many cutelines in there.
May 18th, 2007 at 4:59 am
I was completely tickled (especially) by rhyming garden gnomes with trombones.
May 18th, 2007 at 5:09 am
I really enjoyed this! Terrific visual descriptions.
May 18th, 2007 at 5:47 pm
Deb just stole my line - I really liked the gnomes / trombones rhyme!
May 19th, 2007 at 11:39 pm
Nice job of capturing the essence of friendship. I think my favorite part is “can’t help but gravitate towards each other/We keep sane only by complaining to one another.”