French Sails Man Ship


“Which yacht is the fastest?”,
Asked the boy to the man.
“Will it go faster,
If I blow as hard as I can?”

“How would I know,
What do I care?
I only rent the boats out,
Not test them as a match pair”.

“If you take my three euros,
You better not give me a hulk,
If I don’t beat my father’s,
All afternoon I will sulk!”

“Go away little boy,
I don’t want you to turn sour.
You are a visitor to France,
And this is my French lunch hour!”

— Philip Wood
Photo: Palace de Luxembourg, Paris.