The Chocolate Chapter
hastened down the hatch
the raspberries had become so delicate, after thawing from their frozen settlement they were accompanied by a brownie of chocolate so decadent, I forgot about the boundaries of etiquette and the detailed elements of cabochon embellishments went unnoticed and became of little relevance and with the hurry of such negligence, robbed the baker of their intelligence and lost was the resonance we could have shared with benevolence
chocolate and popcorn
you like them both in your mouth at the same time, we weren’t even watching a movie but that’s fine
you mismatch your socks because pairing them is paradigm, even though both of them have a folding line where your toes align, one mint green and the other pink with a hint of lime
odd combinations of things with you are fine, a quality I find quite sublime
ruby chocolate and wasabi
You dress for the arrival instead of the occasion and never show up on time
you think in actions and have magnetic moments, it’s fine
you might as well lean into what you’re inclined,
pursuit of happiness isn’t a crime
you want them to not expect it but also not be so surprised,
at the devised twinkle in your eyes…
when you smile,
knowingly you sprinkle it in every once in awhile..
creme brûlée and a sorbet
You’re like your desert, a crème brûlée,
you’re sweet décolletage on a sunny champselysées
a friend in pursuit..
I’m ever walking away
I’m bitter, sour, rain under the Eiffel Tower, gray
dark chocolate and sour cherries; a cold sorbet
brownies with sprinkles
you sent me brownies from Peru,
wrote you went back to stay a month or two
Washington, New York, Miami, Malibu
stating they were great but you needed Europe too
figuring out your life felt overdue
all these places that you travel to,
never looking inside of you,
that’s why I said goodbye to you
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The imagery in this is so simple but so deep. I could almost taste what you were describing.
Favorite line: “you’re sweet décolletage on a sunny champselysées”
Why do food and poetry go so well together?
Some great phrases and lines but what I appreciate the most here is the passage of time and perception. The way I feel I am montaged through a series of dates, with food front and center.
A beginning to an end, nuanced between courses.
That is exactly what I was going for, I really appreciate you noticing!
This is so wonderful to read aloud, the playfulness of the language really shines through. Delightful!
Yup ! Delicious
a treat to taste aloud.
I particularly enjoyed the
Spice of the off-rhymes
in the Wasabi section.
Thank you for “cabochon,” my third new word of the day. love the rhyme. love the surprise ending
love the way food so easily melds with the rest of the world
playful spirit here! Bravo!
A treat for the senses. I love how you sweetly move us through these moments. Thank you for sharing.
Really interesting construct for weaving together the wonderful sensory details and the personal observations.