Jungho Lee, "Sabbath Morning," 2015
How frequently do we use metaphor
Gustatory, culinary, of taste
To describe how that novel in a drawer
Made the hours given to it no waste?
Sinking our teeth into a narrative
Biting off denser prose than we can chew
Finding scenes distasteful, hard to forgive
Savoring a delicious point of view
Diction can be sweet, sour or salty
Plots can be half-baked, ineptly prepared
Characters can seem stale, foul or crusty
Settings fresh, to old recipes compared
The reader’s mind has both tongue and palate
Not every tale is fit for its clean plate
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D. J. Reddall
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Comments (9)
very well put down and thought provoking...
Delightful! A delicious morsel… a good book is one of the best feasts we can enjoy.
The last line was like a cherry on top! Incredibly done! 💌
I devoured your yummy poem! So brilliantly tasty!
Well done DJ.
Dr. Reddall, your writing is like how Jungho Lee's illustrations portray things. Each one is a world of its own to appreciate.
I hope our conversations about poetry are at least in part responsible for this.
oh ho ho....is it time for dinner? JK - this is superb, as always. Who did those wonderful pictures to go with your insightful ekphrastic? Sinking our teeth, biting off more; half-baked and stale.. great, great, great!!!💕
I have often wondered what certain tomes and tales would taste like if we could eat them.