Sweet Siesta
Your toffee
tastes just fine
sticky sweet at this
time of day after lunch
as I watch the soft rain, whis-
pering
pering
your perfect image on
a steam covered window
and I long for
imper-
a steam covered window
and I long for
imper-
fection but
you’re on top cont-
rolling fiction
you’re on top cont-
rolling fiction
Hearty Pillow
The witching hour is upon us
ignite a fire beneath the
transparent pots
let's cook a dreamI am hungry
he says
Howl
Awaken
the blushing beasts
Tell them, now
tell them
we're having
a sensory feast
The witching hour is upon us
ignite a fire beneath the
transparent pots
let's cook a dreamI am hungry
he says
Howl
Awaken
the blushing beasts
Tell them, now
tell them
we're having
a sensory feast
and let's cook a dream
not rare nor well done
but rare
but rare
and well done
I'll fetch fresh
I'll fetch fresh
water from
this stream
first,
she says
I’ll ride you well
up hill
for its raining
down in hell
Then,
You start brewing some
coffee and don't you for
get: a hint
of rum to hunt
the dream
down
Come on
he cajoles
don't quit on me
first,
she says
I’ll ride you well
up hill
for its raining
down in hell
Then,
You start brewing some
coffee and don't you for
get: a hint
of rum to hunt
the dream
down
Come on
he cajoles
don't quit on me
we've got a delicious dream
bubbling away
keep
slicing
peeling
mincing
stirring
savoring and
licking
my fingers with
tasty morsels
come on
cook and hum that
come on
cook and hum that
strawberry-cheese
old hit
I’ll hit on
your drum
till we hunt
old hit
I’ll hit on
your drum
till we hunt
that
dream
dream
down
* Established and developed by J & DV
6 comments:
Yaa salaam!
What succulent tidbits, like dessert before the main course.
wonderful presentation.
My compliments to the footnoted chefs :)
(If I may rant a little):
I truly like the way you inflect your work with what you're feeling and the way you use metaphor and diction to do this. The way you control the word flow and line breaks only adds to it, and is part of its music. Poets are word dj's, right? apparently chefs too, haha.
"Lucid culinary Unltd." indeed. You really know how to splice the language and make it work for you and infer (loved the juxtaposition of pering / impre-). Your recent sensual work is just as good as your socio-spiritual previous poems I've read.
*lifting my wine glass*
Respect.
Harmonie22--
I'm really glad you enjoyed it.
I owe my endeavor into the sensual to Jewaira who co-cooked this poem with me. "Socio-spiritual" poems consume more time and energy. Sensuality makes it possible for me to write despite my very limited resources of time & energy.
Please do NOT mention wine in this blog, والعياذ بالله ....unless you have fine stuff to generously offer.
I'm sorry to say that my wine glass was only metaphorical, being in a dry country and all...ahem...:)
I loved this DV ;-)
Better to write when you feel the urge and just let it flow.
the underlying meaning of these poems.. the same vibe flows throughout ur workings;p..
L.R.643 --
I hope it's a pleasant vibe you're sensing. Thanks for your compliments.
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