Emmanuel Macron posts 21-line composition in response to 13-year-old’s poem about Eiffel TowerEmmanuel Macron is keen to be seen as a man of many talents. On Wednesday, Sophie’s 13th birthday, the French embassy in London delivered Macron’s response on Twitter. French Embassy UK (@FranceintheUK) A special birthday present for Sophie, 13 today: President @EmmanuelMacron's reply to her poem on the #EiffelTower. pic.twitter.com/NxMTbikMBmIn his 21-line verse reply composed in French and then translated into English by the French embassy in London, the president writes on behalf of the Eiffel Tower:“How you flatter me! So few poets these daysEver sing the praises of my Parisian soul,as did Cocteau, Aragon, Cendrars,Trenet and Apollinaire…”The poem ends by encouraging Sophie to write more poetry.

Source: The Guardian November 02, 2017 14:01 UTC