Voltaire neither put up nor shut up, Let us read…let us dance... François-Marie Arouet, imprisoned twice in the Bastille; his delight at the fall of the smoking Bastille would have seen singing and dancing in the street, had he been around for the smoke. Fast forward to… Gauloises Disque Bleu, elegant, cool, show-off smoking. Gauloises Disque Bleu. Cough your way through them prisoners of nicotine, echo Voltaire in the Bastille, Bruce Willis in Die Hard neither put up nor shut up. Hooked. It is said that Alain Bashung enjoyed chemotherapy smoking Gauloises Disque Bleu. © 2013 Polly Stretton Famous French singer, Alain Bashung, was such a fan of Gauloises Disque Bleu, it is said he refused to quit even during his chemotherapy. This poem is written for Bastille Day—the day that gives the perfect excuse to eat much cheese or smoke yourself silly (if that’s your bag).
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Smoking Bastille
Alain Bashung, a famous French singer, was such a fan of Gauloises Disque Bleu, it is said he refused to quit even during his chemotherapy. This poem was written for Bastille Day, 14th July—the day that gives the perfect excuse to eat much cheese or smoke yourself silly (if that’s your bag). It’s been updated this year.
Smoking Bastille
Voltaire could neither put up nor shut up,
he famously said, ‘Let us read…let us dance…’
François-Marie Arouet,
imprisoned twice in the Bastille,
his delight at the fall
of the smoking Bastille
would have seen major celebrations,
had he been around for the smoke.
Fast forward to:
Gauloises Disque Bleu,
elegant,
cool,
(show-off) smoking.
Gauloises Disque Bleu.
Cough your way through them
prisoners of nicotine,
echo Voltaire
in the Bastille,
Bruce Willis in Die Hard,
neither put up nor shut up;
Bashung, so hooked that
chemotherapy was enjoyed
smoking Gauloises Disque Bleu.
Polly Stretton © 2021
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