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serenity blaze
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0 posted 2003-10-30 04:35 AM


tell me what is it I've done?
suckle fingers hungrily
the forearm  mirrors
rivered blood
apples laced with cinnamon
longing just beyond my tongue
words beguile past fingertip
merlot biting palate's need
with flour on my nose.

pressing dough
against the glass--
I am always forming cups.
A life sustained gratuitous
a curtsey graceful in concede
fingers splayed of open palm
emptied ready to receive
read to me the recipe
one part blood
to two parts greed.

Cut the ragged edges clean
Crimp the juices snug within.
Lick the knife and lips of lies
confess to me what was my sin
I search the parings for a sign--
weeping at the oven door
wishing that I were inside
becoming something else.

[This message has been edited by serenity blaze (10-30-2003 04:36 AM).]

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suthern
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1 posted 2003-10-30 07:26 AM


Oh, lady... some recipes are just a disaster waiting to happen... no fault of the cook.

I came into this intending to invite myself over for breakfast... howz about a hug and Cafe du Monde instead? *S*

Excellent write... painful read. *S*

littlewing
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2 posted 2003-10-30 08:42 AM


Good Lord Karen . . .
your use of metaphors is amazing here
and remind me to never get near you while you are cooking . . .

This strangely reminded me of the scene in the movie, "The Doors" where Jim was high and he forgot about Pam's turkey and burnt it black . . .  her - screaming . . .
"You killed my duck . .  you killed my duck . . ."

Next time . .  will be better
*smile*
xxoo

icebox
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3 posted 2003-10-30 09:32 AM


*smile*

Anyone who knows you knows you can COOK.

*grin*

KristieSue
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4 posted 2003-10-30 09:33 AM


definitely a recipe for disaster...but awesome :-)

Ya know what they say.  Curiosity salted the snail.

Magicmystery
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5 posted 2003-10-30 11:22 AM


DAMN!!! what kind of pie are you cooking up for us today?!?!

I enjoyed this.... from one who bakes (reluctantly and almost as an addiction)

Sherry


serenity blaze
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6 posted 2003-10-30 02:40 PM


giggle.

"you killed my duck!"

Acid and duck do NOT mix well.

grin.

But anyhoo--this one was simple enough I suppose. I bought a bunch of bruised apples price to sell the other day. I peeled and cored them, cut the blemishes out, and made a couple of pies and some bread. As I did all this I was thinking that I wished I could do that to those beat up parts of myself. And smile--icebox? maybe I did.

and why is it that those little ugly beat up apples have more flavor than those waxy picture perfect apples that cost a buck a piece?

I know, I know, I think too much.

Thanks for reading good poet people.

I'm gonna go walk to the store. Sounds healthy huh? Nope. I'm outta smokes.

ta ta for now!

vlraynes
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7 posted 2003-10-30 03:20 PM



Karen?...wow...

I've said it before, and I'll say it again...
I want to peek into your mind...
even for just a little while.
Never a dull moment in there...smile

This is incredible...and yes...an extremely
painful read, but so well worth it...

Love you much, lady...

When the power of love overcomes the
love of power the world will know peace.
-Jimi Hendrix

littlewing
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8 posted 2003-10-30 03:24 PM


*smile*

yes icey is right  . . .
like I said . . next time .  . will be better . . . around, I meant

My God I know I just bought those very same apples, they are awful, a whole peck of the damn things too . . .

See?  go out of your element one time . . .
xxoo

pandonov
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b/w conscience and insolence
9 posted 2003-10-30 03:29 PM


oh, i loved this one
Dark Angel
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10 posted 2003-10-30 03:59 PM


I love the way your mind works, I love the way you pen it too.

Fabulous as always Gorgeous.

Maree

fate is not just
whose cooking  smells good
but which way the wind blows

(Ani DiFranco)


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11 posted 2003-10-31 12:19 PM


HI HI, LADY SER!

I certainly do miss you!

Lovely work...interesting thought..I'm not much for bruised up apples, but I suppose at least you know they're ripe, eh?

As for doing that to parts of ourselves...
We do that...don't we? Just not in ways I can explain right now.

I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU!


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