St. Paul de Vence by John Drudge

In the small French town

In the mountains

On the winding streets

Narrow and beguiling

With shadows

Behind doorways

And artists

In search of light

Where we drank fine cognac

In the old studio

On the second floor

Up the old stone steps

That were carved

By the feet of pilgrims

Wandering

In the mid-day sun

Of tomorrow’s

Salvation

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John is a social worker working in the field of disability management and holds degrees in social work, rehabilitation services, and psychology.  He is the author of four books of poetry: “March” (2019), “The Seasons of Us” (2019), New Days (2020), and Fragments (2021). His work has appeared widely in numerous literary journals, magazines, and anthologies internationally. John is also a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee and lives in Caledon Ontario, Canada with his wife and two children.