Not Exactly Paris

Not Exactly Paris - Nancy LaMott

I've been courted and escorted by so many men

As for fear of cold rejection I've had none

There were avant-garde composers

Even 'dese and 'dem and 'dozers it was fun

But among the many faces and the whiskey breath embraces

There was one

It was not exactly Paris It was not exactly spring

But it was Beaujolais and flowers double beds and double showers

And the passion that his kisses used to bring

It was not exactly Paris I was not exactly young

But on a quiet night with the door locked tight

And the silence weighs a ton

Of all the men in my life I remember one

It was not exactly Venice Never heard a mandolin

But it was kisses and linguini set to Mercer and Mancini

It was boating in the park and falling in

It was not exactly marriage didn't have the longest run

But in my heart of hearts when the twilight starts

And the long long day is done

Of all the men in my life I remember one