A meal of words (Open 7 repost for wranx)

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bsquirrel

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since 2000-01-03

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0 posted 2002-06-20 02:41 AM

i. appetizer
A low bowl of broth, spoondipped,
Beads of drops of lightened color against soft metal.
Drowned leaves swimming, floating sailors (greenery)
On the lip of things.

ii. side
Rolls knifed gently, buttered yellow waft
Of smells -- like oil -- against the air.
Crumbs rest on the plate, waiting to be discovered, tested…
Lifted; chewed away.

iii. main
Finally, the heavy dish, steaming, is placed
And you go at it with positioned hands, silverware
fogging reflections. Meat. Drink. The music of
swallowing, throat moving, eyes watering at the spices,
Mouth hot, swallowing more; steam in belly. Seeds in teeth.
Softened center, the meat of words and their effects
hardening as they slide -- some -- into memory.

iv. afterdinner mint
The plates are removed,
A remainder of shiny foil wrapping some sweet surprise
sitting there, waiting to be opened. devoured.
Forgotten but appreciated.

She said burn ... together.
-TON

wranx
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since 2002-06-07

Posts 3689
Moved from a shack to a barn

1 posted 2002-06-20 11:45 AM

Thanks, squirrel dude, it was worth asking for...much appreciated....check, please.

~wranx

"Writing is a perfectly natural thing to do....just remember to wash your hands afterward"....Heinlein.

Tiersdin
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since 2000-11-17

Posts 2364
east coast

2 posted 2002-06-20 04:24 PM

Outstanding!

~Tier

"I shall never bond again, as I have bonded with you..."

bsquirrel

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3 posted 2002-06-20 09:41 PM

Glad y' both enjoyed.

She said burn ... together.
-TON

Madame Chipmunk
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since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

4 posted 2002-06-21 12:51 PM

What a meal.....
Loved the poem, Mr.Squirrel

~ hungry rodent hugs

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Purity
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since 2001-11-20

Posts 526
Once Upon, USA

5 posted 2002-06-21 12:21 PM

I feel I must but wash this one down with a nice but strong merlot. Quite unique, and very much enjoyed!

bsquirrel

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Posts 7855

6 posted 2002-06-21 02:04 PM

Glad y' enjoyed, Lyra and Purity. I fear I'm going to have to go to HomeTown Buffet on the way home now, to feed this empty stomach o' mine. I never said I had taste.

She said burn ... together.
-TON

brian sites
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since 2002-06-25

Posts 1475
usa

7 posted 2002-08-30 02:11 PM

oh, you mean this
4-course?
cripes
next to this
spread
my cup of pun
looks like
fumbling in a frying pan
very tasty
this
brian

bsquirrel

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since 2000-01-03

Posts 7855

8 posted 2002-08-30 02:29 PM

No way, brian.
Your Trois Gumbo is one
of my favorites.

(and, as a sidenote?
that trip to HomeTown Buffet
SUCKED --
I guess I do have some taste
after all)

Mikey of the Hunger Scrolls

[This message has been edited by bsquirrel (08-30-2002 02:30 PM).]

Dragon Mistress
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since 2002-08-26

Posts 289
Washington, USA.

9 posted 2002-08-30 02:46 PM

This is nifty. I enjoyed it much! Made me hungry I do say...shame I'm on a diet!! *cries*
Good work once again Mike!
-Tanya

~*~I'm only a dreamer, with broken dreams, and only words to fall back on~*~

bsquirrel

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Posts 7855

10 posted 2002-08-30 02:50 PM

Thanks, Tanya. I'm starving, myself.

Mike

serenity blaze
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Posts 27738

11 posted 2002-08-30 03:03 PM

I do remember this one well...

leaves me with a longing to be spoon-fed

*chuckles*

*winks*

quick exit

Moon Dust

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since 1999-06-11

Posts 2177
Skelmersdale, UK

12 posted 2002-08-30 03:05 PM

I'm hungry myself and this was absoultely yummy

If your afraid of the dark, then why did you come?

Zall
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since 2002-08-25

Posts 214
London, England

13 posted 2002-08-30 10:04 PM

Dont you mean 'eyes wadering at the spices'

Lol

Zall

bsquirrel

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since 2000-01-03

Posts 7855

14 posted 2002-09-01 06:09 PM

Sen, that exit wasn't nearly quick enough.

Maria -- glad you enjoyed this stew of words.

Zall -- got some scuba gear I can borrow?

Mike

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