Lit in striking blue, last weekend, the Town Hall of the 15th arrondissement of Paris transformed its classical façade into a glowing beacon against the night. Paris has long been known as the City of Light for its pioneering street lamps of the 17th century, as well as the illumination of ideas, revolutions, and art that have shaped its development. Standing before this radiant display, I could feel the history of the past and the poetry of the present. The following poem reflects on that luminescence, and on Paris’s eternal legacy of light. Blue Illumination Beneath the Paris night, the town hall glows like sapphire a building breathing in blue, the calm in the city storm. Blue: the hue of protection, the police light cutting through fog, a signal of order, vigilance, yet also the tint of coldness, of skies that stretch beyond fear, of voices speaking truth into the dark. White: the steady lamp of clarity, a torch of reason held aloft, illumination without judgment, guiding footsteps through shadowed streets, echoing the Enlightenment that once made Paris the City of Light. Red: the urgent blaze of fire and sparks, the courage of fire fighters in the night, revolutions remembered in flame, and the heroism of those who run into the burning core to save what can still be saved. Together blue, white, red they weave into the nation’s flag, overpowered by the light but with the vow: to protect, to guide, to endure. Blue lingers longest a balm for the restless soul, reminding us that even in chaos, peace can be summoned, protection can shine, and light will always find its way back to stone. Revolution once cracked the dark and poets wrote verse under lamplight. Stand before it now and feel the glow of the blue illumination and the eternal Paris promise that light will find your peace, your soul, your heart.
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