Spontaneous Fermentation
Every day I’m asking myself
…is this a poem?
And I’ve come to notice
A poem is not somewhere you go
A space in your brain that you sit
Like a comfortable chair
Oh it is important to walk
without having a reason
minus the counting of steps
Yes you can add a sidequest,
seeing the pre-twilight gold spread itself
around the oldest tree scape in town-
Watching the birds come and go-
fresh air, subjects of beauty
to gather up as ready nourishment
yes, your physical body needs it
your mental body needs it
but there’s more happening than that
Shall I call it openess? Remembering?
Experiencing the dream within the dream
Spontaneous fermentation
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I love that term, so apt: spontaneous fermentation!
Spontaneous fermentation is what happens when a brewer, winemaker, or distiller leaves the inoculation (the moment when yeast and bacteria come in contact with the liquid) up to whatever organisms happen to be in the air or on the fruit that they are fermenting. It is an ancient method of brewing, and results in complexity, unpredictability and dynamism.
I love the sidequest stanza!
” Yes you can add a sidequest,
seeing the pre-twilight gold spread itself
around the oldest tree scape in town-”
Beautiful and worth the little adventure.
Thanks H.A. I typically have some kind of a loose sidequest but best results are when I follow where the spirit leads
Wow–this is something to read more than once. I love the questioning and defining—and quest feeling–I really love this–“Oh it is important to walk, without having a reason,
minus the counting of steps” , and I also love “spontaneous fermentation” too!
Thank you so much Ann! That’s perfectly it!
Yeah , I agree with Ann, this is like a trail to walk. Well marked and highlighted.
Great poem.
Nice Coleman! I love that it had that feeling!
Yes! “Every day I’m asking myself/…is this a poem?” This is so relatable to me.
“but there’s more happening than that/Shall I call it openess?”
I think by naming it, you allow us to experience it!
Love that insight, Shaun!!!
A throught provoking composition to make any poet self-examine. This is a lovely poem!
Thank you E.E. I could ask for nothing more!
What a lovely term and poem to delight us with it!
The term is lovely. I first heard about 25 some years ago when drinking some special Belgian beer. A fruit Lambic by Lindemans which uses this really old technique of brewing. The vats are left uncovered in a certain place at a certain time and all this pollen and whatever blows in the vats and becomes the character of the beer! Definitely try if you imbibe
Great poem. Particularly love the equating of walking, meandering even, with writing poetry. There certainly is more happening than that. You’ve captured the soul of a poem here.
Thank you Goldie! Of course I thought of you when writing that bit. You’re the most walkingest poet I know!
Thank you for enjoying it!