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The Taste of Poetry
To say that poetry tastes
like the salt of tears falling on a beach
may be true;
but perhaps too trite and obvious.
It also tastes like sugary marshmallow fingers
mixed with the sour tang of wood smoke
as friends share hearts in campfire songs.
Poetry tastes
like the bitter bile of recalled fear
when memories circle
too close to the heart.
It tastes like the heady sweetness
of summer grasses at dusk
when eyes start to shine from thickets,
and like snowflakes descending
from heaven to tongue,
unique until the moment of contact.
Poetry tastes
like the cherry chapstick of a first kiss,
and the apple pie she baked for the family
the night she finally decided to leave.
like the salt of tears falling on a beach
may be true;
but perhaps too trite and obvious.
It also tastes like sugary marshmallow fingers
mixed with the sour tang of wood smoke
as friends share hearts in campfire songs.
Poetry tastes
like the bitter bile of recalled fear
when memories circle
too close to the heart.
It tastes like the heady sweetness
of summer grasses at dusk
when eyes start to shine from thickets,
and like snowflakes descending
from heaven to tongue,
unique until the moment of contact.
Poetry tastes
like the cherry chapstick of a first kiss,
and the apple pie she baked for the family
the night she finally decided to leave.
Author's Note
NaPo entry #1
I can't believe I signed up for 30 days of this again....
I can't believe I signed up for 30 days of this again....
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Re. The Taste of Poetry
1st Apr 2023 3:11pm
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1st Apr 2023 3:16pm
Thanks, Lil! Soon enough I'll be posting at 11:59pm and mainlining coffee, but it's always nice to get it done early on the first day!
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Re. The Taste of Poetry
1st Apr 2023 4:18pm
You did well, B.
Enjoyed.
I especially like the ending. There is story there.
Enjoyed.
I especially like the ending. There is story there.
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1st Apr 2023 8:40pm
Re. The Taste of Poetry
1st Apr 2023 4:42pm
Think that might be my favourite that i've read of yours K,
Loved it. Some great comparisons.
When memories circle too close to the heart... quality... I gorge on that bile regularly...
Enjoying reading your work.
Regards,
BITS
Loved it. Some great comparisons.
When memories circle too close to the heart... quality... I gorge on that bile regularly...
Enjoying reading your work.
Regards,
BITS
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1st Apr 2023 8:40pm
Re. The Taste of Poetry
1st Apr 2023 5:44pm
Re: Re. The Taste of Poetry
1st Apr 2023 8:42pm
Thank you. I don't know where the ending came from, but once the idea was there, it wouldn't be ignored.
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Re. The Taste of Poetry
1st Apr 2023 6:44pm
A great idea for a poem, tasty poetry, and a neat twist at the end. Good then you signed up again for NaPo.
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Re: Re. The Taste of Poetry
1st Apr 2023 8:44pm
The idea actually came from a prompt at NaPoWriMo.net - I was poking around to see who else does this writing challenge, out of curiosity...
Thanks, Josh!
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Thanks, Josh!
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Re. The Taste of Poetry
1st Apr 2023 9:35pm
Hi BK
I'm digging all of these tastes! The sweet and salty always seem to compliment
one another.
Good luck. You are a braver woman than I !!!
You're going to kill it!!
I'm digging all of these tastes! The sweet and salty always seem to compliment
one another.
Good luck. You are a braver woman than I !!!
You're going to kill it!!
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Re. The Taste of Poetry
9th May 2023 3:34am
Wonderful # 1 entry for this year's NaPo, you really involved the senses, emotion and imagination to take us to your definition of what poetry tastes like.
Well done.
Well done.
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