{"id":1998,"date":"2014-01-22T22:39:07","date_gmt":"2014-01-22T22:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/?p=1998"},"modified":"2015-03-27T00:52:11","modified_gmt":"2015-03-27T00:52:11","slug":"creme-brulee-poem-paul-strohm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/creme-brulee-poem-paul-strohm\/","title":{"rendered":"CREME BRULEE. Poem. Paul Strohm."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 2; orphans: 2; text-decoration: none; page-break-before: auto; page-break-after: auto;\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"background: transparent;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 2; orphans: 2; text-decoration: none; page-break-before: auto; page-break-after: auto;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"background: transparent;\">I\u2019m going to Paris!<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 2; orphans: 2; text-decoration: none; page-break-before: auto; page-break-after: auto;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"background: transparent;\">Can you believe it?<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 2; orphans: 2; text-decoration: none; page-break-before: auto; page-break-after: auto;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"background: transparent;\">Paris, France of all places.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 2; orphans: 2; text-decoration: none; page-break-before: auto; page-break-after: auto;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"background: transparent;\">It\u2019s where the French people live.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 2; orphans: 2; text-decoration: none; page-break-before: auto; page-break-after: auto;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"background: transparent;\">Mister Tom says I\u2019m to become a chef.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 2; orphans: 2; text-decoration: none; page-break-before: auto; page-break-after: auto;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"background: transparent;\">That\u2019s the French word for cook.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 2; orphans: 2; text-decoration: none; page-break-before: auto; page-break-after: auto;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"background: transparent;\">Think on it,<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 2; orphans: 2; text-decoration: none; page-break-before: auto; page-break-after: auto;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"background: transparent;\">I am going to be a fancy cook.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 2; orphans: 2; text-decoration: none; page-break-before: auto; page-break-after: auto;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"background: transparent;\">Mister Tom says I make a good cup of coffee,<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 2; orphans: 2; text-decoration: none; page-break-before: auto; page-break-after: auto;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"background: transparent;\">Now I am going to make cafe!<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 2; orphans: 2; text-decoration: none; page-break-before: auto; page-break-after: auto;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"background: transparent;\">Mister Tom says I\u2019m to get money for my work.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 2; orphans: 2; text-decoration: none; page-break-before: auto; page-break-after: auto;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"background: transparent;\">I have read his garden book.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 2; orphans: 2; text-decoration: none; page-break-before: auto; page-break-after: auto;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"background: transparent;\">Yes I can read! When?<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 2; orphans: 2; text-decoration: none; page-break-before: auto; page-break-after: auto;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"background: transparent;\">Since I was a child.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 2; orphans: 2; text-decoration: none; page-break-before: auto; page-break-after: auto;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"background: transparent;\">Mister Tom thinks his people should be educated up.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 2; orphans: 2; text-decoration: none; page-break-before: auto; page-break-after: auto;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"background: transparent;\">And now I\u2019m to Paris,<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 2; orphans: 2; text-decoration: none; page-break-before: auto; page-break-after: auto;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"background: transparent;\">Going to Paris with Mister Tom.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 2; orphans: 2; text-decoration: none; page-break-before: auto; page-break-after: auto;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"background: transparent;\">I\u2019m going to be a Chef.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 2; orphans: 2; text-decoration: none; page-break-before: auto; page-break-after: auto;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"background: transparent;\">I\u2019m going to Paris, France.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 2; orphans: 2; text-decoration: none; page-break-before: auto; page-break-after: auto;\" align=\"LEFT\">***<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 2; orphans: 2; text-decoration: none; page-break-before: auto; page-break-after: auto;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Paul-in-Army-Dress-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2001\" alt=\"Paul in Army Dress-1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Paul-in-Army-Dress-1.jpg\" width=\"190\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Paul-in-Army-Dress-1.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Paul-in-Army-Dress-1-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; font-style: normal;\"><a name=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390421098360_35540\"><\/a><a name=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390421098360_35551\"><\/a><a name=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390421098360_35554\"><\/a><a name=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390421098360_35557\"><\/a><a name=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390421098360_35560\"><\/a><a name=\"yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390421098360_35194\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"text-decoration: none;\"><span style=\"background: transparent;\">Paul Strohm is a free lance journalist \u00a0working in the Houston, Texas area. \u00a0His poems have been published <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">in a number of print and online literary journals. He is married to a HS English teacher who hates contemporary poetry,which makes for a happy meeting of the two \u00a0minds. \u00a0Paul has only one full frontal photograph of himself on his IMAC. \u00a0He loves this photograph because it symbolizes the constraints of the culture he lives in. \u00a0The hat was one size fits all. \u00a0So everyman had to use it for his official military ID photograph. 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