dressed with lemon,
garlic, olive oil & mustard-
a chef's delight
but i like you best
bare
sliced open under rough snake
skin
velvet ripe & creamy
belly
drizzled with sugar
& cold milk,
bowled dessert
of indolent summer days
plump smooth,
slivers of ambrosia
your taste is only rivaled
by my other childhood memory-
cloistered nuns
making candied purple yams
stirring over
& over
flaming giant pan until
rough fibers turn sin-
fully lush
as nectar oil
decadent food
for gods
hand-bottled for sale in market -
pear-shaped
your green womb
wraps me tight like seed
coconut-shaped
pining for tropical sun-
Posted for D'verse Poets Pub - Modern Odes with a taste of Chile (Neruda Style) Taking a break from studying because I miss writing ~ Thanks for the visit ~
Picture credit: here
Oh, now you have me craving avocado. I never having it with sugar and cold milk, but I am sure it must be good that way. And yum, those candied purple yams sound like a real treat too. What a tasty ode you have written today, Grace.
ReplyDeleteGrowing up it was the only way I knew how to eat it ~ Later on, I learned it was good in salads & sauces ~ Those yams were really smooth as an avocado ~ Thanks Mary ~
DeleteReally enjoyed this, Grace - especially the surprise appearance of the nuns. We don't eat avocado much here; it's not easy to get them just right.
ReplyDeleteIts hard to get them just right here in Canada ~ Thanks for the lovely prompt Tony ~
DeleteTerrific use of the Neruda-style form, Grace; a lovely well written poem on its own. Like the line bare/sliced open under rough snake/skin. I, of course, took Brian's lead and my verse bursts unfettered all over the page, with ragged rhyme schemes, and lines almost lost, disconnected, yet connected; had some fun with mine, and really loved yours.
ReplyDeleteThanks Glenn ~
DeleteWhat an avocado can due, wrapped about at ones zoo
ReplyDeleteIn a wrap, its good too :-)
DeleteGrace I loved this. Also never thought of sugaqr on an avocado. It was really very well done. I'm glad to see someone used a longer line it doesn't make me feel so blatant in not going shorter. >KB
ReplyDeleteShort or long, I think the line breaks work if it makes sense ~ Thanks KB ~
DeleteWonderful way to write an ode.. Wish I could have avocados like that. I can recommend having them served with grapefruit ;-)
ReplyDeleteAvocado with grapefruit ? Haven't tried this combination yet ~
Deleteoo la I like avocado....fresh guac....mmmm....never had sugar on it though...might have to try that....you got my mouth watering though....might need to pick one up on the way home...
ReplyDeleteWe always have one as it is used for shakes or whatever ~ Thanks Brian ~
Deletei think this just was the most sensual avocado i ever met...some more sugar please...smiles...loving avocados
ReplyDeleteThanks Claudia ~
DeleteWonderful imagery throughout.
ReplyDeleteThanks Teresa ~
DeleteI was never a big fan of Avocado but you have me questioning my decision ... great poem...
ReplyDeleteThanks Robert ~
DeleteBeautiful Grace! I love avocados!
ReplyDeleteThanks Gloria ~
DeleteGreat ode, Grace! I enjoyed the images the avocado evoked for you. I love avocado. I like mine with just a bit of soya sauce or in a bagel with hard-boiled eggs.
ReplyDeleteAvocado with soya sauce, I never knew ~ I normally dip soy sauce in green mangoes ~ Thanks Gabriella ~
DeleteAmazing! What beautiful images your avocado invoked. I really enjoy avocados and you captured their essence with such a great imagination.
ReplyDeleteThank you ~
Deletesoon as I saw the Neruda prompt I knew that your studies would have to step aside :)
ReplyDeleteI love avocado, except love isn't a strong enough description. wonderfully carved, Grace ~
Ha ~ Who would resist a Neruda prompt ~ Now me thinks you would do well with this type of writing ~
DeleteDelicious ode and full of surprises. Lovely, sensual write.
DeleteI'm hungry for the slippery, juicy moreish flesh now - this was delicious!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful ode. So much luscious imagery.
ReplyDeleteYou make it live
ReplyDeleteI think this piece a lot! I love how one piece of fruit can evoke a powerful memory. :-)
ReplyDeleteAvocado juice in the mornings can be most refreshing even plain without sugar. Nicely Grace!
ReplyDeleteHank
Yummy....to eat and to read :)
ReplyDeleteCreamy avocadoes and mangoes = the tropics
ReplyDeletehow do you survive
without the tropical scent
it's calling you home
I would love to, someday maybe ~ Thank you ~
Deletelove my avocados (aguacate) with celantro, diced onion, diced jalapenos, salt and a squirt of lime juice. Phew! can't wait to make it for the holidays. sorry i digress.
ReplyDeletenice use of reflection in style and my salavary glands
Gracias mi amiga
With the greatest SIMPLICITY, your ode transformed me into an avacado. Now, I KNOW they have feelings, pride, and they love what you do to/with them. And I love what you do to/with WORDS.
ReplyDeleteNeat how you wove the two childhood memories into one poem
Very nice
ReplyDeleteA great use of the Neruda ode form in tone and descriptive sensuality...food is such a good subject....especially the avocado (aguacate).. nice, Grace
ReplyDeleteLove avocados! Now I have a new way to try them - with sugar and milk! Looking forward to my dessert tonight!
ReplyDeleteSensuous. In every sense.
ReplyDeleteThat is a new way for me too, always in salads, or with fresh seafood and a cocktail sauce for Christmas entree's, or the garlic and olive oil and lemon juice, or warmed, but sugar and milk…now that I will try - extremely well done Grace.
ReplyDeleteIs it weird that I've never had avocado?? :)
ReplyDeleteI think you should try one Keith ~
Deleteloving this haha!...I can't tell you how obsessed I am with avocados, I eat them all day and sometimes that's all I eat.. it's my favorite food... cool post!
ReplyDeleteWonderful Grace! I wanted to hear more about your life and eat an avocado! You captured the passion of his style~
ReplyDeleteThanks Ella ~
Deletevery tasty and delicious ode.....lovely...
ReplyDeleteO! I'm with you in this ode of perfection! Tasty, smooth, sweet sweet potatoes and pungent avocados. I used to eat them every which way, until--after my five years in California--I hit surfeit, and have not been able to swallow them since! Odd reaction, but true.
ReplyDeleteToo bad ~ My hubby puts them in his all green veggies shakes, and it made him lose weight as the shake was so filling ~ Thanks for the visit Susan ~
DeleteI love avocados and you've made me very hungry. Great ode.
ReplyDeleteYou certainly made the avocado appealing..I don't usually eat them but, I might be tempted now.
ReplyDeleteA lovely and sumptuous poem, Grace. I first had avocados in a sweet milkshake too. Delicious. Your mind explores this beautifully. This is Karin-- Manicddaily. K.
ReplyDeleteI love avocados :)
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