Rallentanda

Rallentanda

Thursday, August 4, 2011




Food of Love

summer fruit
arranged
on banana leaves
succulent blood plums
burst black grapes
creamy durian
ripe mangosteens
food for desire
food for love
fruit
tropical fruit
ripe fruit
and always
in my shadow
the everpresent
forbidden fruit

9 comments:

  1. And food for thought as well. Fruit is so tactile and visual and tasty at the same time-- you capture its essence well and then lead us to a surprise at the end-- thanks for joining us! xxxj

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  2. Thanks Mystic Mom.

    It's a pleasure Jen. Looking forward to reading all the poems.See you next Friday!

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  3. Hmm... what a tasty nibble! Love the twist too.

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  4. What a sumptuous feast for the senses your blog is. Thank you for sharing.

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  5. Love this, Rall. Ripe fruit is such an erotic concept.

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  6. Thank you Kerry. You could not have paid me a nicer compliment.

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  7. Agree Marianne...ripe fruit and the tropics!

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