Border Town

By Richard L. Provencher

Sun, 08 Apr 2012
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Not much English
spoken here
in St. Jacques,
New Brunswick

my high school French
declares slowly
at first, then more
easily-

"Du lait, du pain et
du gateau,
s'il vous plait."

Listening patiently,
the grocer packs it all
in a used paper bag,
then sends me off

with a smile.

© Richard L. Provencher

Certificate U
Poem
POETRY - A Passage of Motion 3
Biography

Comments

Submitted by Parson Thru on
Another wonderful moment in your unmistakable style Richard. Reminds me of our all too rare forays into France.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on
Hello again, Parson Thru. Merci for your nice thoughts. I have a niece who lives somewhere in southern France and would love to visit her one day. It was amazing when the proprietor packed my groceries in a paper bag. Neat. Richard LP
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