Snow On Pen-y-ghent
A Villanelle Inspired By A Photograph Of One Of The Three Peaks Near Settle
Introduction
I love finding things like this and thinking that is worth writing a poem about. Settle is one of my favourite holiday places and I am there every December.
This is where I found it on Facebook, shared by Ribble Dale. I see Pen-y-ghent when I am in Settle, but not usually clad in snow and sunshine.
Mike Harding is a resident of Settle, and I met him once in The Golden Lion, a really nice and talented man. His website is here:
The only song I know that mentions Pen-y-ghent is "Lord Hereford Knob" by Half Man Half Bisuit, which might sound a bit rude, but is a great social commentary folk song. Twmpa or Lord Hereford's Knob is a mountain in south-east Wales, and it is mentioned in the coda of the song by that name.
This is the song:
Snow On Pen-y-ghent
βοΈβ°οΈβοΈποΈβοΈβ°οΈβοΈ
There Is Snow On Pen-y-ghent
From Settle Look To The West
Such Beauty Irridescent
βοΈποΈβοΈ
The Day Before Valentine
White Was Painted That Fell's Crest
There Is Snow On Pen-y-ghent
βοΈποΈβοΈ
White Beauty Looke Heaven Sent
On The Peak, Sparkling With Zest
Such Beauty Irridescent
βοΈποΈβοΈ
Watching In Silver Silence
Winter Is Still With Us
There Is Snow On Pen-y-ghent
βοΈποΈβοΈ
Three Peaks, Whenrnside Pen-y-ghent
Ingleborough, Walker's Test
Such Beauty Irridescent
βοΈποΈβοΈ
Enjoy The Sight, Snowy Ascent
White Panoram No Less
There Is Snow On Pen-y-ghent
Such Beauty Irridescent
βοΈβ°οΈβοΈποΈβοΈβ°οΈβοΈ
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Comments (4)
A beautiful location, and a beautiful villanelle to memorialize it. πππ
Those pictures are AMAZING! Love the contrast of the snowy mountains against the green of the fields. One day I do want to go there. Keep publishing these sites Mr. Mike, please.
Gorgeous and atmospheric, I absolutely love this and the photographs. Again, your poetry has definitely captured everything great about this landscape xxx
Great poem, Mike. I love snowed mountains, both low and tall. I wonder how Twmpa is pronounced.