Hello everyone,
The last few days have been spent walking, thinking, trains, full moon and many weather changes. It was strange to leave my room in New York, not saying goodbye to Cairo, not picking her up and sharing one last little nuzzle, but we continue on. Again, thank you all for sharing your own losses, and your beautiful comments after reading Jesse’s words.
Once in Paris I had a plethora of duties, signing books, meeting with my publisher (Gallimard), attending to much press and preparing a few book events.
On Saturday my great friend and French agent Alain Lahana, Jesse and I headed to Roche, the site of the Rimbaud property, to shoot an episode of La Grande Librairie with Augustus Trapanard. We discussed life with Rimbaud and his process writing Season in Hell. It was a moving experience to speak of his work on the very land he wrote it. I have worked with Augustus before, a warm, intelligent and empathetic man; he seemed quite moved to see the farmland of the Rimbaud family.
Before returning to Paris by train, we stopped at the magnificent Reims Cathedral. It struck me how the massive structure must have appeared to Joan of Arc, a country girl in male armor, arriving to fight for France. Jesse and I lit candles for Cairo, pausing to say a little prayer for her. Then we sat outside the cathedral for awhile, thinking of nothing, quiet and content.
Cairo was so loved and she knew that she was loved very much. I lit a candle in memory of Cairo and my beautiful cats who have passed. 🕯️
a lovely post with beautiful contemplative photographs. thank you for sharing these with us