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01/04/2008, 13:44 Clair Joined on 23/08/2004 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot (46) Posts 7,711 Re: déjeuner du matin? Breakfast He poured the coffee In the cup He put milk In the cup of coffee He put sugar In the café au lait With the small spoon He stirred He drank the café au lait And he put the cup down Without saying a word to me He lit A cigarette He drew circles Of smoke He put the ashes In the ashtray Without saying a word to me Without looking at me He stood up He put on His hat on his head He put on His raincoat Because it was raining And he left In the rain Without a word Without looking at me And I lowered My head in my hands And I cried. Clair Real Virtual French Person    Report

01/04/2008, 14:26 cowoman Joined on 08/04/2007 Posts 313 Re: déjeuner du matin? Thankyou so much .That is soooooo sad.   He is obviously out of love and right up himself    Report

01/04/2008, 14:56 Cat Joined on 21/01/2005 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot Posts 3,435 Re: déjeuner du matin? It is a bit, isn't it, sniff... Cathy Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.    Report

01/04/2008, 15:38 Pads Joined on 24/05/2006 Cornwall/ Montage Noir Posts 3,419 Re: déjeuner du matin?  cowoman wrote: Thankyou so much .That is soooooo sad.   He is obviously out of love and right up himself or is he still in love and it hurt him to much to look at her , and she was crying because she knew what she was letting go but had no choice theres always two sides to a love story Dirty Tom =^..^= Where ever I lay my paw thats my home    Report

01/04/2008, 15:51 Cat Joined on 21/01/2005 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot Posts 3,435 Re: déjeuner du matin? How odd, I'd never thought of it as a love poem, just a terribly sad story of two people not speaking.  Isn't the author a bloke though, so if it's a love story it's the man himself crying, and (probably, but never assume) the woman leaving without a word? Edit: nope, just re-read it and he is definately talking about another he. Cathy Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.    Report

01/04/2008, 15:59 Pads Joined on 24/05/2006 Cornwall/ Montage Noir Posts 3,419 Re: déjeuner du matin? Yes but:.......... hes an author he can write from the view of both sexes , but hey who says gay blokes dont fall out of love just like the rest of us. and go through the pain of seperation  Dirty Tom =^..^= Where ever I lay my paw thats my home    Report

01/04/2008, 21:28 Cathy Joined on 07/03/2006 Mostly near Bordeaux; Sometimes near Bristol Posts 1,955 Re: déjeuner du matin? There are a lot of marriages where the bloke doesn't notice his missus, especially after 25 + years of being together.  That's why a lot of women up sticks in their 50s - because they feel unloved.  I reckon the poet is describing that feeling. I would translate the title as 'The Morning Meal' rather than 'Breakfast' because it gives the sense of yet another meal where she is ignored. Cathy ----- Your children won't remember you ironing their pyjamas but they will remember you reading them a bedside story.    Report

01/04/2008, 21:36 sweet 17 Joined on 05/08/2006 charente maritime Posts 2,858 Re: déjeuner du matin? Cathy, I swear the OH pays more attention to the dog than he does me.  But, I am quite happy with that.  No longer want to be noticed particularly!  Sad?  Maybe but, to be honest, I suis très contente!     Report

01/04/2008, 21:37 Pads Joined on 24/05/2006 Cornwall/ Montage Noir Posts 3,419 Re: déjeuner du matin? I love it when you get given half a story and its left to everyone to make up whats going on. We use to play a party game based on this it was so interesting to see how people picked up on different parts of the story. They could of had a 3 coarse meal and talked all the way through it trying to solve what ever the problem was and by coffee realised there was no more to say...... so he drank his coffee in thought full silence got up and left the woman who wronged him and walked away, while consumed in guilt she puts her head in her hands and crys at her stupidity     Dirty Tom =^..^= Where ever I lay my paw thats my home    Report

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