"Everyday in every way I’m getting better and better" - Emile Coue
Monday, March 27, 2017
Tea (or whatnot), for two
in our
bowls of unruly peas
and petulant teabags
my spoon's a balloon
lifting spaghetti noodles
from pink pot
i add
dreadlocks of cheese
and pockets of rose salt
my hands twist canister
of pepper&spice
where single bay leaf
blooms flavor
playful spring-
(burp)
Posted for D'verse Poets Pub - Quadrille with host De Jackson ~ This is a 44 word post with the word BALLOON. Come and play when the pub opens at 3pm EST. Thanks for the visit~ ~
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Love this... the food turns excellency... love it.
ReplyDeleteAnd especially love how the cooking can mean so much more. :-)
DeleteNoodle lifting spoon balloon... very creative!!
ReplyDeleteA little spice of life
ReplyDeleteOh, Grace. I am CAPTIVATED by this. "petulant teabags"..."dreadlocks of cheese"...and spoon as balloon. DELIGHTED.
ReplyDeletedreadlocks of cheese ..... what a great (or should that be grate .. sorry!) phrase. Love it .. and a gem of a poem.
ReplyDeleteThis is so fun, Grace--and now it's time for lunch and I'm wishing I hadn't finished off Saturday's leftover pasta at lunch yesterday! Like those petulant tea bags.
ReplyDeleteSpring-like food—pasta, peas and balloons.
ReplyDeleteYou really created a colorful & tasty treat for us, but I'm left with the image of an inflated spoon wrapped in pasta floaying about your cheerful kitchen
ReplyDeleteMy spoon's a balloon - such winsome word play!
ReplyDeleteInventive, creative and FUN!
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely gorgeous!❤️ I love the image of "dreadlocks of cheese and pockets of rose salt" sigh..❤️
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun and creative poem!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of 'unruly peas', 'petulant teabags' and that balloon spoon! That '(burp)' at the end made me chuckle!
ReplyDeleteTotally charming...even that burp at the end!
ReplyDeleteI liked the "burp" at the end.
ReplyDeletethe spoon as a balloon! love that thought! would have come in handy to encourage my daughter to eat those peas had I known it in the past. enjoyed reading the words out loud. they seem to rise and fall with laughter.
ReplyDeleteRose salt... never had it. You sure set a table nicely.
ReplyDeleteOMG If you weren't playing with our minds already. ...then that ending
ReplyDeleteThat was a tasty mouthful of words, now I wish to sip on some tea and see what will come to be.
ReplyDeleteI love the petulant teabags and the balloon spoon!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Sherry! Did you read my latest email? Please respond. Thanks!
Deletemy spoon's a balloon
ReplyDeletelifting spaghetti noodles
from pink pot
:) :) :)
i was smiling all through out the poem! love this!
'playful spring'
ReplyDeletesums up what great taste it has. :)
I agree. Playful spring does sums up this piece. <3 Love that burp!
ReplyDeleteplayful spring-
ReplyDelete(burp)
Should rightly end in a burp! Like the playful mode, Grace!
Hank
A culinary delight! That (burp) was the icing on the cake!
ReplyDeleteYou constantly amaze me, Grace, with you adept writing.
ReplyDeleteA balloon of a teabag stirred with a spoon :)
Delicious...and I love the wee burp ;)
ReplyDelete"dreadlocks of cheese"
ReplyDeleteThat is just awesome.
Yummy!!!
ReplyDeletemuch love...
Cute! What a unique way to use the word balloon.
ReplyDeleteI love how you use eating to relate to spring and the prompt. The burp was perfection.
ReplyDeleteI love the fun that you've had with this - a culinary word ride ~ WHEE ~
ReplyDeleteAnd just like that... I'm craving spaghetti. Thanks a lot!
ReplyDeleteI do love the culinary twists in your wordplay. Sounds like a meal made with great care and love.
What a delightful and inventive recipe!
ReplyDeleteHow nice and playful. I love the bay leaf scent at the end. I can almost smell it.
ReplyDeleteWill b rite over 4 sum spaghetti and tea, friend G (I'll bring salad and dessert) ... smiles ... Love, cat.
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