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Poetry
When in France
October 12, 2026
I'm trying to speak French
But the words they just subside
I remember from the phrase book
Then my tongue it hits collide
A variety of strange words
Had all but blurted out!
They're totally confused now
And their lips began to pout
In quick succession they respond
Words vault and ricochet
Rattle round my thinking cap
They gestured 'go away'
My persistence carried on
I'll give it one more go
I speak English, came his reply
What do you want to know?
Editor: Lia Cook
About the Poet
Anthony Bee Hayward is a British writer, poet, and expat living in France. He began writing poetry while working as a Bournemouth taxi driver and reading to his customers.
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