TAPAS

no one does word play quite the way you do, Mister. much enjoyed... straight to the reading list, it'll be like having a Dali on my wall :-)

Hey shadoe that's so kind - thanks for keeping it :)

This poem makes me miss spain so much, but for some reason makes me appreciate where i am. Oh yeah, one more thing you might be able to use with future word play. Brava also means angry, and exitable

Smiling at this Bass as I read your comment on calle Cervantes Madrid  the couple behind me have exploded in anger or passion - perhaps both:)

wise words that leave us to wonder. very slick...

Thank you John - I appreciate the consideration

Youre more than a poet, as you paint sceneries with your words!

A truly kind comment Mourganna and very much appreciated

This poem has me drifting within my own meditative state...

'Metaphorically' speaking-- it almost seems as if the poet is just on the verge of acquiring self actualization...( attaining insight, and wisdom)... the utilization of 'inner-energy'--to reach the greatest possible state of creative power......

by 'tapping' into the 'inner-heat' of spicy Spanish food! :)

(Sort of like 'melding' the art of tapas...with tapas....???)
 
This piece is cleverly crafted...es perfecto!

Hey big thanks Enchantress for the deep read - your insight as ever enlightens the writer!

Clever and well written..I especially love first line of last stanza..profound. Nice work

Thanks Miki for the appreciation - very kind

It is good to be reading your poems again Whale, this refreshes me, with its curious bite and sentimentality. Bravo!

Hey thanks Absinthe - great to have you stop by

Tapas, from the people that have elevated waiting for tomorrow to an art form -

- the place where some escape from their lives, and others find meaning on the strange road to Santiago.

Thanks tristique for stopping by on your way South

Enjoyed that much, whale. The artful use of alliterations has me thinking of fireworks. Brilliant!

Wow thanks Chi - u always bring the energy!

Always a pleasure to read your work.I never lack a new vocabulary to add to my dictation!!!

Ha ha - always glad to be at your service Lady P :)

A grammatical thing: in the second line of verse one "vex" should be plural.
This one doesn't flow easily because of its wordplay, which is constantly causing double takes (at least for this reader) but that's an acceptable sacrifice when the wordplay's as fun as it is here. The first line of verse two is a great example of aliteration, for instance.

Thanks AL for this careful commentary
- on flow - I'm playing a bit with tempo and pacing - so work in progress here
- on "vex" - correctly noted but kept in as a London colloquialism - and is of that emotion recollected that's captured here - it conjures "hex"

Thanks for the visit and I look forward to your future reads

Good food, cold drink, pen and paper on hand, what more do we need? Aw yes, wisdom and the tickle of our muse. Good write.

Ha ha - lucky are we who have just this