"My Summer Love Affair"

One summer I fell in love with the “Big Easy,” known for its’ Old World Charms, similarly to Paris I was welcomed with open arms. The concierge greets me; I dwell at the Monteleone; I am swept away in this Crescent city; my new home, away from home. Flanked by the moist, sweltering breeze, that pierces the conscious soul; tempered by the rich tradition of history and the passing away of new and old.

The flamboyant and boisterous crowd, congregate in the street, as I daydream of my ancestral spirits, dancing to the musicians beat; they are lavishly adorned in white and gold with trumpets leading the way, as the crowd commence to cheer; “Play---‘Satchmo’---Play.”

To be sure, this is a sexy metropolis, infused with creative angels, who descend from the heavens passed away; as my favorite playwright Tennessee Williams, would say; “New Awlins’ inspired “A Streetcar Named Desire,”---his Pulitzer Prize Play.” And so, I am enthralled in this city as a sponge that soaks in the sink---day after day. Beguiled and bewitched by mere happenstance; I am enchanted and enamored by all of the “Pomp---and circumstance.”

As I ride the streetcar in amazement with my one day “jazzy pass,” I explore historic mansions and the famous “Faubourg Tremé;” I am utterly amassed! And after I explore all the sites to be seen; I frequent the French Quarter…Eager for my creole cuisine. I feast on Crawfish in my Jambalaya as the waiter is ever so nice; He takes my entrée, I order Crab Cakes----and a bowl of Dirty Rice; “Need I say more…I am in paradise!”

And so I wind down from a fun-filled day, reflecting on what the natives say; “Laissez les bons temps rouler;” Indeed! So, I gaze out at the Steamboats passing the Mississippi River while Catfish leaps in the air; I am passionately reminded---why I fell in love with New Awlins’; “My Summer Love Affair…”


Written by Eunece V. Franklin-2014
“My Summer Love Affair” (Vol. 1)

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