Vignoble d’hiver
Long before the Roman legions marched
Long before the Visigoths ruled with iron
Long before the Moors galloped in
Long before the Franks reconquered
Long before the Catalan kingdom arose
Long before the Cathar heretics burned
Long before the French king whipped Spain
Long before the Revolution changed the game
Long before the German tanks rumbled
Long before the Resistance resisted
Long before the Republic revived
Vignerons nurtured these vines
Vignerons who knew the truth
Vines alive at midwinter
Trimmed for spring
Patience you can taste
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Photograph by D Young. Vineyard in Cathar Country, 2001.
Verse by R Young.
studio arago 
wonderful composition …kudos
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merci!
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Lovely song of resistance. I can relate to it. I like how these vignerons have survived all the different historical events.
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Another song of resistance: today’s post, The Memo. Thanks for the kind thoughts.
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Merci à vous.
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This poem represents everything avant-garde and the social currency of what is happening today and the history that man himself repeats. Excellent work my friend. 🙂
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