Prairie des Femmes poem circa 2006

I wrote this poem a few weeks after we were married when my husband went on a little tour and left me alone in the Prairie des Femmes for the first time.

Moi je reste dedans la Prairie des Femmes
Les hommes sont loin d’ici
C’est ici la femme passe sa vie
Comme tous les femmes de la prairie

Moi et mon chien, Lucy
Après guetter la couche de soleil 
Tous les nuits
La crepescule
Les poules

Je fais le balais
Et j’ai des montagnes et falaises de linge 
J'après monter
Je chante les veilles chansons
J'cris, j’écris, je fais à rien

C’est que des femmes sur la prairie, 
Moi et mon chien, Lucy
On barre bien les portes 
Trop tard dans la nuit
On se dit 
Les hommes sont loin d’ici


J’ai des rêves, des tracas
Des éspoirs, des visions

Les étoiles filantes
A travers de mon front

PDF ceramics

Swamp Rose Tea

Prairie des Femmes

This blog is documentation of the landscape of La Prairie des Femmes, Louisiana, an unincorporated community in south Louisiana. In this nearly hidden place, you will find photographs of the prairies of Louisiana, collected theories and documentation of the origins of the place name Prairie des Femmes, pictures of Mary statues of Acadiana and beyond, herbal remedies, original writing and French music, homages to the triangle or t-fer, French memes and ecards, clips from La Tasse de Cafe Radio Program out of Ville Platte, La., as well as other information on my experience as a young person with a real, living Louisiana Francophone culture. I am a mother, wife, Evangeline Parish native and resident of la Prairie des Femmes, Louisiana.

I wanna ask you something

 


I wanna ask you somethin'

Have you ever taken a catfish

And deboned it at the first vertebrae 

Cut the lips off

Take the top 

And de-jaw, dejoint it, the mouth

Turn it side-down and clean it

Let the ants get it out...

And see the crucifix? 

Huitres Bien Rares

Et finalement  

Ça dit que les huitres sont biens rares 

Au long du Gulf Coast 

 Il sont le plus bas depuis les passé quatres ans 

Quand le British Petroleum Oil Spill...

Quand l'huile avait vidé dans le Golfe. 

Ça dit que les banc des huitres après produire moins 

Que un tiers de ça ça faisait 

Avant le oil spill.

Swamp Rose

Cow path in spring

Monsieur Mistric

Electric Rain on Easter Sunday

Chadron Good Friday

Rooster in the PDF

Blue Madonna of the Prairie House

Yellow Roses

Louisiana Home Protection System

Ash Wednesday

Pas de Ethanol Dedans

Blue Madonna

blue Madonna

Slave drowned in the Bayou Bourbeaux

Opelousas Courier dated 10 May 1856 page 2
On Sunday last,before noon.Mr Francois Toussaint Quebedeau of this parish
with 3 slaves left Grand Coteau for Prairie des Femmes. When they came to
Bayou Bourbeux,they attempted to cross but the bridge being entirely under
water,they tried to cross in a little flat. The flat was in such a condition
that in a few seconds it was full of water and sank. Mr. Quebedeau and a
slave belonging to Joseph P. Collomb were drowned. One of the other negroes
came very near to losing his life but was rescued by the third Negro.

Since we find a record of Succession of a Francois Quebedeau married Eliza
Marks; and Francois' marriage record to Eliza Marks where his parents are
identified as Francois Quebedeaux and Celeste LaGrange, then we may be able
to assume that the Francois Toussaint Quebedeaux referred to in the newspaper
article, is the Francois Quebedeaux, son of Francois Quebedeaux and Celeste
LaGrange who married Eliza Marks

SOURCE:
Francois Québédeaux (Francois and Celeste LaGrange) m. 14 jan 1839 Eliza
Marks 17 year old (GC Ch.; v. 1, p. 125) (Opel Ct. Hse Mar. Q-74) (Donald J.
hebert Southwest Louisiana records vol. 3 p. 536)

Francois Québédeaux , Jr. d 6 May 1856 (GC Ch.; v. 1, p. 109) (Donald J.
Hebert Southwest Louisiana records vol. 6 p. 494)

Francois Quebedeau, fils m Eliza Marks Succ dated April 1863 (Opel Ct Hse
Succ # 2602) (Donald J. hebert Southwest Louisiana records vol. 7 p. 380)

Tablette Window

Old house details

The Universal Welcome Sign

The Message

The message keeps coming to me through different messengers:

This place was special to us, this land is ancient and we protect it. We want this place to be respected and kept peaceful.

PDF Lagrange Oak

Chez Lâche La Rue

On the Prairie des Femmes Road

Sleeping Beauty of the Prairie des Femmes Road

Bayou Texhe January

Victorian Gazing Orbs

When photographing statues in Louisiana, you can't miss the mystical Victorian gazing orbz. 

Click here for the history of the Victorian Gazing orb.