Poem by Paul E. Pepe
PERU

PERU
Paul E. Pepe

A TRIP
TO PERU
WILL ABSOLUTELY
SUIT YOU


THE FIRST STOP
IS LIMA CITY
BUSTLING
AND PRETTY


HUACA PUCLAVA
THE BEST RESTAURANT
THE FOOD IS TERRIFIC
MORE THAN YOU WANT


THEN TRY THE COUNTRY CLUB
A MID-CITY OASIS
NEXT TO THE GOLF COURSE
THIS YOU CAN’T MISS


NOT FAR FROM THE CITY
A GREAT AUTO MUSEUM
SO MANY CARS
AN AUTOISTS DREAM


THEN ON TO CUZCO
ON TOP OF THE WORLD
COBBLESTONE STREETS
A NEW WORLD UNFURLED


THERE YOU CAN SEE
THE TEMPLE OF THE SUN
AN INDIAN MARKET
WHICH IS LOTS OF FUN


BUT BEST OF ALL
IF YOU CAN STAND ALTITUDE
IS FABULOUS MACCU PICCU
IT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD


AND WHEN YOU ARE DONE
IT SEEMS LIKE A DREAM
PERU IS MUCH MORE
THAN YOU’VE EVER SEEN

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