Take a sackful of words
Throw them into a basin with a heap of imagination
Stir them around with grammatical precision
Add a tarradiddle riff of rhythm
Insert a soupçon of symmetry and a trace of mystery
Concoct a metaphor or two to confuse
Beat them together with a modicum of skill
Prepare a piece of clean new paper
Spread the mixture with a light hand
Allow to stew a little, rise a lot
Rest overnight before adding a few second thoughts
Eliminate drips and tidy the kitchen.
Bake in the cauldron of blogdom
Await brickbats or rest on your laurels.
Stir-up a poem for MargoÂ
Viv, this is brilliant. I love the word play. I mean, I LOVE the wordplay. I kept thinking “best line”
then “no, this one is” then “this one” — I give up, they are all great.
Thank you for your heart-warming comment. I was feeling dismal and you have cheered me up. Have a piece of chocolate poemcake.
Wonderful word choices here, but actually it was the title that nabbed me most. Something about a cherry that takes two bites has metaphorical weight to it, in my mind; and then combined with such a lyrical cooking/writing combination, it was a marvelous read.
Thanks Joseph – the title refers to my previous post, http://vivinfrance.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/for-margo/
haha…so cool…i surely like your recipe here viv
Tilly beat me to it on “soupcon”! (I can’t get my computer to insert the thingie under the “c”) Full of whimsy, yet so true, if the writer is you, because you carry all sorts of skills to your desk, Viv. Loved this. Amy
Thanks, Amy. To get the cedilla, press alt and 135 at the same time.
this was most definitely a tasty treat. I think you baked it to perfection. I admit I’m not one for letting things stew, though I do find as of late it can add a bit of extra tang.
and just hope that your poem does not come out half baked…smiles….i let some of them sit in the notebook to stew a while…
Superb poem! I, too, am fascinated by the word “tarradiddle.”
You’ve inspired me to use this for my next poem.
Very good, Viv!
And ‘tarradiddle’ is my latest favourite word EVER!
So many delicious lines in this, Viv. A recipe for a poem, I love it! I am finding this prompt incredibly difficult.
Pamela
Ha! k.
Very good!
What a fun metaphorical stew you have mixed up for us, Viv. I love the word soupcon (sorry about the ‘c’)–it’s perfect. Also sorry about your tomatoes. Wish I could send you some.
excellent process description (though I do tend to skip the grammatical precision). And some new words!
I love this, Viv. You’ve plenty of laurels to rest on, so sit back and relax!
Very nice! K Raghunathan
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You see? Piece of cake.
“Prepare a piece of clean new paper
Spread the mixture with a light hand
Allow to stew a little, rise a lot
Rest overnight before adding a few second thoughts”
Viv!!! This is perfect! Love it.
Is it okay if I print this out and put in on my frig.? Brilliant!
I am VERY flattered. Of course you may.
Rest on your laurels, definitely!
I love ‘a soupçon of symmetry’. Wonderful.