A Preposterous Poem: Péreille

What did I let myself in for? Rebecca, of Fake Flamenco fame, sets a monthly poetry challenge. Here’s what she’s decided on this month: ‘For October, we will each create a poem about a place we love. Write a poem in free verse (unrhyming) of fewer than 50 words about a favorite location.’ Rebecca’s own poem uses only words beginning with ‘s’. I had to join in.

I knew I wanted to write something about our years in France, when we lived in a small town in the foothills of the Pyrenees (hence the name of my blog). Our own town’s name is a bit cumbersome for the purpose – Laroque d’Olmes. So I chose a hamlet nearby, a bit higher up the mountains than us, simply because it begins with a P. Don’t ask me why P seemed a good idea. You can decide when you’ve read my offering.

Péreille
Picturesque Péreille -
prettily placed.
Population?  Puny.
Previously peopled by productive peasants -
potatoes, peas, poultry, a pig, pastureland….

Presently preferred by Parisian pleasure-seekers.
Pourquoi pas?
Pastoral, perfectly peaceful Péreille:
proximate prominent peaks -
a Pyrenean playground.
Plateaux, peaks & pinnacles!
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Author: margaret21

I'm retired and live in North Yorkshire, where I walk , write, volunteer and travel as often as I can.

45 thoughts on “A Preposterous Poem: Péreille”

  1. As I knew you would, you’ve done a grand job, missus! You omitted to say that meeting the challenge meant you had to select a letter to start each of your words… and you did fine with P.

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    1. You’re absolutely right! And that’s because Rebecca doesn’t ention it. Regular readers know it was on her mind from a previous post, and her own example features the letter ‘s’. I’ll alter my post – thanks.

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      1. I did wonder, because I’d read Rebecca’s post and was a bit surprised at the direction it took. I couldn’t find a succinct way to say the words all needed to start with…whatever! I’m sure you’ll do better. Happy Sunday!

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