David by Michelangelo.. Bewitched.. Mesmerised…
“DAVID…
De… Michel-Ange”…
Took… my…
Breath… away…
Before… him…
I… stood…
In Florence’s public square… outside the Palazzo della Signoria…
Mesmerised… by…
His… beauty…
Read more“DAVID…
De… Michel-Ange”…
Took… my…
Breath… away…
Before… him…
I… stood…
In Florence’s public square… outside the Palazzo della Signoria…
Mesmerised… by…
His… beauty…
Read moreBoris… Johnson…
Prime… Minister…
Of… England…?
Probably…
Reincarnation… of…
Winston… Churchill…?
Possibly…
Has just thrust a fatal dagger… into the British Prime Minister David Cameron’s heart…
Boff…
Read moreAu… Petit Versailles…
Du… Marais…
It’s… just…
Down… the road…
From the Maison Européenne de la Photographie where we were heading… to attend an exhibition of the French photographer Bettina Rheims…
And what a delight it proved to be… visiting this exceptional eighteenth century-style establishment …
Read moreNot a word… not a card…
Not a rose…
My darling… my love…
Mon amour…
It’s… Valentines.
Je t’aime… je t’aime…
Je t’aime…
Read moreEverything that has happened along the way – forget it…
Forget about the first love that broke your heart.
And forget about the last break too.
Forget the time a friend you thought was best pushed a knife in your back.
Forget the words and the spite that resound in your head.
Forget the trauma that injured your flesh or your bones.
Forget the rejection you felt when someone failed to recognise your value.
Forget the tears that cleansed your soul.
Read more“I do not agree with what you have to say…
But I’ll defend to the death… your right to say it…”
Voltaire
We marched today… “La Marche Républicaine”… on a day of national mourning. François Hollande… along with several heads of state including Angela Merkel of Germany… David Cameron of Great Britain… as well as other dignitaries… lead “La Marche de la Liberté”… the march of freedom…
Read moreMy… love…
Has… left me…
Reeling… parched…
Without…
Feeling…
A… wasteland…
A… deserted…
Desert…
Life…
As… imagined…
Read moreThere is… this man…
The… tall…
The… dark…
The… magnetic…
He’s… ‘the one’…
He’s… ‘the love’…
Who occupies… my mind…
Read moreHelmut Newton… Since… my very first edition of… Vogue… I’ve been fascinated… by the extraordinary photographic skills… of the brilliant…
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