Madly In Love with Victor Hugo

Last night I fell madly in love with Victor Hugo.

I have never met him, or walked along

Avenues that bear his name.

I love the house where he lived in Paris

Where he touched all these beautiful things

I love his drawings that revealed a tumultous soul
who longed for a fortress home.

Stroke by stroke, a dash - the light

He kept his art from the world at large

So that his words take centrestage

Les Miserables - the greatest story of the nineteenth century

The Hunchback of Notre Dame gave Paris her sanctuary

But most of all I love Victor's words of wisdom, of love

Of a closeness not to religion, but God.

Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.

- Victor Hugo

Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved - Victor Hugo
There is nothing like dream to create the future
- Victor Hugo

Love is like a tree

It grows on its own accord

It puts down deep roots

Into our whole being

- Victor Hugo

All the forces in the world is not as powerful as an idea whose time has come - Victor Hugo

I love Victor Hugo.

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My new blog dedicated to my attempt at French poetry
is entitled La poesie de ninotaziz et Victor Hugo

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A lovely letter from Alliance Francaise today!

Dear Ms Aziz,
Many thanks for your contribution to our newsletter and your beautiful poems! We will publish them in our next issue.

Best regards,

Marine Douchin
Cultural Events Coordinator
Alliance Française de Kuala Lumpur
15, Lorong Gurney 54100 Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA
+60 (0)3 26 94 78 80

http://www.alliancefrancaise.org.my/

20.10.2010