avatarLaurie Perez

Summary

The web content is a personal narrative about the author's restorative travels through Southern France and Spain, highlighted by the discovery of Crema Catalana, which is poetically compared to Crème Brûlée and celebrated through a haiku and journal entry.

Abstract

The article titled "Crema Catalana" under the poetry prompt "tarts and pies" is a reflective piece that captures the author's journey of rejuvenation in Southern France and Spain during a tumultuous year. It features a haiku that likens the Spanish dessert Crema Catalana to a "rich older brother" of Crème Brûlée, emphasizing its allure and depth. The author shares a journal entry and a collage, illustrating the personal significance of the trip and the dessert as a souvenir of life's seductions. The narrative extends an invitation to explore tarts and pies through poetry, acknowledging the inspiration drawn from other writers and the enriching experiences encountered along the way.

Opinions

  • The author views Crema Catalana as a more sophisticated and robust dessert compared to Crème Brûlée.
  • The trip to Southern France and Spain is portrayed as a therapeutic experience that helped the author overcome a difficult period.
  • The haiku and journal entry serve as "word spells" that convey the author's openness to life's pleasures post-hardships.
  • The article expresses gratitude to Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 for inspiring the poetic exploration of tarts and pies.
  • The author encourages readers to engage with the poetry prompt and share their own discoveries related to tarts and pies.
  • The inclusion of a personal photo reading "The Soul of Rumi" suggests a connection between the author's travels, culinary experiences, and spiritual or philosophical exploration.

Crema Catalana

poetry prompt | tarts and pies

Collage by the author | Butterfly by Laurie Perez + Crema Catalana via Creative Commons Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crema_Catalana_(7_Portes).jpg

Catalan crema Crème Brûlée’s much sexier Rich older brother

Once upon a time, late in a year reeling from multilateral disasters, losses and intimately scaled personal nightmares, I traveled and restored my soul in Southern France and, most deliciously, Spain.

This haiku is a souvenir — one of many word spells broadcast, affirming my heart was ready and willing to be seduced by every flirtation life could deliver.

So far, soooo good.

Author’s Journal Entry | Travels in France and Spain

Gateway to Lucy’s prompt: This treat by Rachel Ramkaran (she/her)

Thanks to Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) for the enticement! What will you discover when you poeticize tarts and pies? Start here:

Play along, if you haven’t already 💖 anniewood | Kathy Jacobs | Sarah Paris | Vincent Van Patten | Tree Langdon | Paul Combs | Randy Shingler | A Rustic Mind (Manali Desai) | MAED

C’est moi ~ Reading The Soul of Rumi by Coleman Barks ~ Collioure

Gracias!

Haiku
Poetry Prompt
Dessert
Catalan
Wanderlust
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