This little story was inspired by Forty, c’est Fantastique ! also known a jetgirlcos on her wonderful and intriguing post THE LEAF ( INTERNATIONAL SOUVENIRS) . While on holiday in paris with her husband this year, she found the most beautiful book.
After some hesitation she bought the book. Then she found a leaf in the book. She decided after telling us the full story to give us ‘a prompt’ How and why was there a leaf resting between the pages of her book? Below is my attempt. Do go and read her post an see what you make of her story and the replies!
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10 May 1944
Celestine always loved to read her little Red Book
Sitting by the Seine she could not ignore the feeling of unease
Even holding her beautiful tomb, she loved the feel she loved the look.
Suddenly lorries trundled by setting up the breeze.
Celestine felt the chill she had the urge to run
She left her seat, coat, bag and hat in hand
She dropped her book beloved so, she left it in the sun.
The soldiers marched by the people watched but none of it was grand.
The little Book, the lovely Red Book lay open by the Seine
The breeze carried a wayward leaf which caught between the pages.
Celestine never did find her book, it’s loss caused her much pain.
Here fruitless search took up her time and some of her wages.
When the book had fallen and enveloped the leaf
A young soldier Kurt saw it laying on the ground
He took up the book and hid it in his tunic, a swift as any thief.
Later he inspected the book and was delighted at what he had found.
Time does what time will do and Kurt kept the pretty Red Book
He even kept the leaf inside, the book had been his lucky charm.
Kurt grew old, he returned to Paris, he said he wanted a last look
And return the Red Book to the bank, for he had never wished to harm.
It happened then that a Bookseller from Passage Verdeau,
Passed by later that day and the little Red Book caught his eye.
Picking up the Book he fell immediately beneath it’s spell, well what could he do?
He took the book back to his shop, complete with leaf never knowing why.
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