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Poetry Emulsion
Begin cooking,
on low heat,
The subject, concept, theme, or
fantasy stock.
Prepare and immerse
the grade ‘A’ nouns into the pot
Dice verb veggies.
Julienne starchy root metaphors.
Thinly slice similes
Slowly add them
into the simmering mixture.
Peruse your herb garden
cutting sprigs
of fragrant, colorful adverbs and adjectives
to give all components more flavor.
Season with
the salt of rhythm
Spice with expletives or invectives if you must, but sparingly
not to make the dish too bitter.
Ladle into your choice of receptacle
whether classic, modern, rustic,
or avant garde.
Sprinkle with
punctuation pepper
and serve.
on low heat,
The subject, concept, theme, or
fantasy stock.
Prepare and immerse
the grade ‘A’ nouns into the pot
Dice verb veggies.
Julienne starchy root metaphors.
Thinly slice similes
Slowly add them
into the simmering mixture.
Peruse your herb garden
cutting sprigs
of fragrant, colorful adverbs and adjectives
to give all components more flavor.
Season with
the salt of rhythm
Spice with expletives or invectives if you must, but sparingly
not to make the dish too bitter.
Ladle into your choice of receptacle
whether classic, modern, rustic,
or avant garde.
Sprinkle with
punctuation pepper
and serve.
Published 1st May 2024
Author's Note
NaPo2024 #30
Inspired by my long-time obsession with Australia's Masterchef program on the telly. By which I've also fallen in love with both Australia, New Zealand and their fantastically diverse cultures, accents, landscapes and seemingly down-to-earth, unpretentious people. I love their much more personal expression of "How you going?" rather than our "How's it going?"
BTW, I know I've exercised poetic licence with my use of emulsion in the title but it sounds so nuch like "poetry in motion"
Inspired by my long-time obsession with Australia's Masterchef program on the telly. By which I've also fallen in love with both Australia, New Zealand and their fantastically diverse cultures, accents, landscapes and seemingly down-to-earth, unpretentious people. I love their much more personal expression of "How you going?" rather than our "How's it going?"
BTW, I know I've exercised poetic licence with my use of emulsion in the title but it sounds so nuch like "poetry in motion"
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1st May 2024 5:11am
Dear GW,
Delicious write! I enjoyed the melting and blending of cooking and language into one giant poetry gumbo. I’d enjoy a side of fries with this please. Fun write and congrats on crossing the napo finish line! Yahoo! H🌷
Delicious write! I enjoyed the melting and blending of cooking and language into one giant poetry gumbo. I’d enjoy a side of fries with this please. Fun write and congrats on crossing the napo finish line! Yahoo! H🌷
1st May 2024 5:29am
Regular or curly fries? This was a fun write and really enjoyed NaPo this year. I am going to read all your poems now. I am super chuffed you like this piece.❤
1st May 2024 5:30am
1st May 2024 5:44am
1st May 2024 12:25pm
What a delightfully delicious piece you've cooked up! But the burning question... may we mix our metaphors?
Congrats on your NaPo completion!! Woohoo!! 🥳
❤️k
Congrats on your NaPo completion!! Woohoo!! 🥳
❤️k
Ha Ha❤️ Yes, you can mix metaphors but in a separate bowl and then put them in the blast chiller to cool and set.
Woo Hoo is right. I enjoyed what I have read so far of your poems...I'll do much more reading. Congrats to you too.
Woo Hoo is right. I enjoyed what I have read so far of your poems...I'll do much more reading. Congrats to you too.
2nd May 2024 8:25am
Huge huge fan of conceptual art!!
You pulled this off masterfully!!
Much respect
Naaj
You pulled this off masterfully!!
Much respect
Naaj
2nd May 2024 8:49pm
4th Jun 2024 3:57am
Simply brilliant. Poetry, and cooking. Two of my favorite things. This belongs in the list. Appreciate you.
DL
DL
4th Jun 2024 7:00am
Thank you so much, Damian for your kind, encouraging words! I am thrilled that you like this piece.
25th Jun 2024 6:21pm
25th Jun 2024 9:56pm
Thank you so much, LJ❣️ Nourishment for body and soul. I have certainly been nourished by your poetry and our kind words of encouragement❣️
